Cam/crank Seal Gone

[james306 0]

After noticing my oil pressure was a tad low, got straight under the bonnet to investigate! Looks as though oil is tracking up the AUX belt and all over the slam panel/bonnet lining! No loss of power steerting fluid so looks as though either the Cam oil seal or Crank oil seal have gone.

 

Cam belt has a claimed 30k under it's belt so about time to change it anyway, especially now it's covered in oil!

 

I'm intending to get a Cambelt kit, Water Pump, Aux Belt and Crank and Cam seal (all from GSF) and sort it all in one go. It will be my first Cambelt change, but I know the theory and I'm armed with the Haynes workshop manual joke book and a reasonable amount of mechanical knowledge so it's about time I gave it a shot!

 

Anything I should know before I undertake this task? Are all the parts from GSF of a good quality for those who have used them in the past?

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

What engine are we talking about buddy?

[james306 0]

It's the 1.9 8v

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

It is all simple enough, there are good timing holes on the crank and cam pulleys so easy to get it right. One thing to be careful of, you need to make sure the crank pulley bolt is threadlocked and properly torqued up when you come to put it back, as on most 1900 the oil pump is driven only by friction of the main pulley being bolted on tight. Easiest way to do this is to get an assistant to lock the crank with a big screwdriver in the ring gear whilst you torque up the bolt.

[allye 530 3 Cars]

You should try and get a gates timing belt rather than a gsf one. Also don't over tighten the belt as that's not good! Haynes is fairly good for things like telling you how tight to get it, although most useful as a door stop.