Oil leak after timing belt/crank seal job...

[David]

I called them and they are going to take another look at it. According tot he various responses I've gotten here it could be leaking from many parts:

1. The crank seal seal, improper intallation.
2. Timing Belt cover bolts (holds on the oil pump to the block?), need to be properly torqued to prevent oil leaks.
3. Alternator bracket bolts, need to be properly torqued to prevent oil leaks.
4. Idler Pulley bolt, need to be properly torqued to prevent oil leaks.
5. Cracked crank seal carier or cracked oil pump housing. Can anybody confirm whether the crank seal is installed directly into the oil pump or whether there is a "seal carrier" that could be the problem?


>
> From: Kneale Brownson <knotnook at traverse.com>
> Date: 2003/07/30 Wed AM 11:37:05 EDT
> To: David <duandcc_forums at cox.net>,  quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Oil leak after timing belt/crank seal job...
>
> At 09:07 AM 07/30/2003 -0400, David wrote:
> >Well, as you kow I had a timing belt job done. It consisted of timing
> >belt, water pump w seal, crank seal, and all accessory belts. Now I seem
> >to have an oil leak at the front of the engine. My eduicated guess is the
> >crank seal. When I told the shop about the leak they said, yeak I was
> >going to mention that the aluminum housing housing that you pound the seal
> >into is cracked, was cracked when you brought it in. Seems fishy to me, it
> >didn't leak before. Thoughts? Should I push it and tell them it didn't
> >leak before and I expect it to not leak now? Or should I just let it go
> >knowiung that this is a 15+ year old car and sh1t happens...?
>
> I think that case you're talking about is the entire oil pump.  Probably
> fairly expensive to fix.  No leak ever gets better, only worse.  I also
> can't believe the case was cracked prior to them "pounding the seal into
> place".  Shouldn't be any pounding required.  I'd tell them you're taking
> the car elsewhere for evaluation/repair and you expect them to pay the bill.
>
>

Dave
2002 Jetta 1.8T (hers)
1993 RX-7 R1 (weekend play toy, soon to be for sale)
1987 CGT Special Build 2.3
in SE Virginia