I put the engine in a week ago, fired it up and oil went everywhere on the firewall and driveway.:evil: So I pulled the engine, took off the crank pulley, the belts, and the oil pump housing. I triple checked the o-ring for the oil pump, it's new and was fine from the install last week, I triple checked the crankseal, it too is new and looked good. So I reassembled everything, triple checked it, reinstalled the engine, hooked it all up and fired it...to the dismay of the oil leak now even worse! :evil: :x
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Has anyone seen this before? I completely inspected the oil pump gears, I did not replace those in the rebuild, and inspected the oil pump housing case itself and did not find any cracks. Is there a special way to put the crank pulley in the oil pump housing with the new crank seal?
It looks as though the oil is coming from either around the oil pump housing or behind the crank pulley, but I am wondering if there is anything I can do with the engine in the car rather than pull the engine again.
If anyone has any insight I would greatly appreciate it.
Has anyone seen this before? I completely inspected the oil pump gears, I did not replace those in the rebuild, and inspected the oil pump housing case itself and did not find any cracks. Is there a special way to put the crank pulley in the oil pump housing with the new crank seal?
It looks as though the oil is coming from either around the oil pump housing or behind the crank pulley, but I am wondering if there is anything I can do with the engine in the car rather than pull the engine again.
If anyone has any insight I would greatly appreciate it.