90 Se Oil Leak

90 Se Oil Leak

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90 SE TL

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65 posts

233 months

Friday 12th May 2006
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I replaced the timming belt , water pump and aux pulley shaft seal, and the car runs good but after a test drive i came back and there was a oil leak, oil was misted on the firewall and all over the timming belt. I did notice that I had the one way valve on the air oil seperator backwards so I thought that may of caused to much internal presure and the oil was being forced out one of the seals. I corrected the valve but still am getting the oil leak, the only thing i can think of now is they may of send me the wrong aux shaft seal or something, any one else had this problem
thanks
CAL

sanj

225 posts

287 months

Friday 12th May 2006
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I'm fairly certain those seals are directional. If you look carefully at the face of the seal you should see a small arrow indicating the direction of shaft rotation. I have heard of at leat one case where camhaft seals were provided that were intended for the opposite direction. Caused quite a leak, IIRC.

lotusse89

314 posts

285 months

Friday 12th May 2006
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The pulley shafts also require a sealant inside the end with the bolt. Otherwise oil can get out there.