front crank seal leaking.. argh....

[alan pritchard]

dunno if it applies, but, i had a similar problem on my cgt, turned out i
had loosened a screw that retains the oil pump instead of that that holds
the lower cam belt cover on, appeared my crankseal was leaking!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard J. Andrews" <tech at flashmail.com>
To: <smitty at pcrealm.net>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 12:19 AM
Subject: Re: front crank seal leaking.. argh....


> At 06:50 PM 3/12/01 -0500, you wrote:
> on every JT engine i haev ever seen.. mine included...
> i can remove the oil cap and dipstick...
> and the car will still run fine...
> this is a N/A motor...
>
> never seen a 4kq that stalled with the cap removed unless it had a 2.3 or
> a MC or equivalant...
>
> i have replaced ALL hoses when i swapped the used motor in..
>
> TIA!
>
> rich
>
> >Rich,
> >Do you have any idling/lean running problems? Seems like the dipstick
> >test would confirm a front seal leak. Anyway, I hope it's a loose bolt
> >or a bad sender.(unless you need a timing belt soon)
> >
> >Smitty
>
>