[V8] Was: Replacing the thermostat Is now: Timing belt time

[Allan Vega]

You need two crank shaft seals. The other is for the oil pump pulley, which is driven by the timing belt.
Allan
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On Jul 18, 2012, at 3:33 PM, James Bass <thedvnt at gmail.com> wrote:

> I got a kit from Blauparts - it seemed like the price was reasonable for
> everything that was in the kit:
> 
> 
>   - 1 Timing Belt
>   - 3 Timing Belt Tensioners / Idlers
>   - 1 Timing Belt Tensioner Damper
>   - 1 Water Pump w/ Gasket
>   - 1 Front Crank Seal
>   - 2 Viton Camshaft Seal
>   - 2 Distributor Shaft Seals
>   - 6 Liters G12 Plus German Antifreeze (4 - 1.5L Bottles)
>   Appropriate amount for complete cooling system flush.
>   - Thread Locking Compound
> 
> Just checked - $460 for their kit - shipped.  Looking at Rockauto - looks
> like the price is somewhat comparable, if you were to buy all the parts
> individually from Rockauto (TB + Tensioner: $100, Idlers/etc: $250 (3), WP:
> $47, Seals: ~$30 - and these are all the lowest cost items...).
> 
> But all of that stuff should be replaced, unless you want to go back in a
> month or so and have to put in a new front crank seal, or something like
> that...  ...or worse...
> 
> Replace the oil pump seal too - while you are there.  Fan
> bearing/clutch...  My Fan bearing was AWFUL and LOUD.  Uhmmm... ...that's
> all I can think of, personally at the moment...
> 
> --j
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 12:51 PM, John Bysinger <doog at bysinger.net> wrote:
> 
>> Well, the darn V8 addiction kept me from letting the car go.  Instead it
>> got parked until I could afford to get these issues taken care of.  Well
>> now, I can so it's time to order some parts and while I've got the front
>> end apart I'm going to try to address all the problems I can reach with the
>> front end out of the way.
>> 
>> My todo list: