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 pete wood
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 posted on May 20th, 2006 at 10:16 PM |
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EJs and rear main seals
Has anyone had issues with their rear main seals? I think I'm about to replace mine again after only 5000 kays or so.
Do ej25 DOHC motors have issues with them?
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| posted on May 21st, 2006 at 09:11 AM |
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maybe you didn't put the last one in properly?
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| posted on May 21st, 2006 at 11:54 AM |
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I made a cup type tool to install mine .
make sure the crank area is not worn
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pete wood
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| posted on May 21st, 2006 at 02:11 PM |
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I didn't put the last one in my VW mechanic did. I trust him with my life as far as cars go.
how do I check if the crank is worn?
and if it is, what do I do about it?
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| posted on May 21st, 2006 at 03:06 PM |
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Just make sure the single lip seal has the helical on it and not just a plain lip. Check for crank lift at the rear main bearing.
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| posted on May 21st, 2006 at 09:49 PM |
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are you sure its coming from the main seal ?
Make sure its not coming out the cover plate on the rear of the motor behind the fly wheel .
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| posted on May 21st, 2006 at 10:10 PM |
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The motor knows it is in a Volkswagen and 'has' to leak oil 
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| posted on May 22nd, 2006 at 10:02 AM |
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are you sure its coming from the main seal ?
Make sure its not coming out the cover plate on the rear of the motor behind the fly wheel .
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No, I'll check that too when I pull it out. It can stay where it is for now though I think. I've got a khanacross coming up in a month, so I'll
pull it after that.
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| posted on May 22nd, 2006 at 03:41 PM |
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Ej motors have the odd rear main leak like 1 in a 1000 when u do the rear main pull the gaugin pin cover plate off and reseal it with three bond
anyway and possibly look at the O ring under the cover plate on the otherside. Dont wanna pull the engine out twice 
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| posted on May 30th, 2006 at 05:47 PM |
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Thanx for the tips boys. Had a decent look yesterday and there no oil on the back of the motor when you look up the hatch between the engine and
gearbox. So it's not the rear main. HORAY! Must be coming from the rocker covers (and the gearbox is leaking a little too). This is the second or
third time I've had to stop the rocker covers leaking. Any tips on this?
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