dch1950 37 1 Cars Posted November 11, 2007 Hi all, I have recently noticed rather large oil stains on the tarmac beneath my 1.6.Tracked it to the diff housing (no cracks) so set about replacing the oil seals.This is fairly straight forward except on the matter of how to fit exactly. Haynes initially cites 1mm recessed for the N/S and flush for O/S seal.However this is for a BE1 box.This was superceded in a post 88(?) supplement which states (if you can believe this) N/s protruding by 1mm,O/s by 1.5 mm. There is no mention of the later BE3 box. The PUG delaer tells me that the seals are used in 206's and most 307's as well so whatever the mod was it seems to have worked. Can any body throw any light on this(by virtue of actually having done it). Thanks Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,657 Posted November 11, 2007 I fit them Flush they are indeed the same as nearly all recent PSA gearboxes, fitted the very same seals to a BE3/4 on a 1.9 DW last week at work. IIRC the seal is made a little deeper now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dch1950 37 1 Cars Posted November 12, 2007 I fit them Flush they are indeed the same as nearly all recent PSA gearboxes, fitted the very same seals to a BE3/4 on a 1.9 DW last week at work. IIRC the seal is made a little deeper now. Thanks for that info. I only replaced the n/s last week and promptly deposited £14 worth of oil all over the tarmac. Burk! regards Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spiky 37 Posted November 12, 2007 i fitted mine flush too, never leaked since Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
