oil leak new eng.
06-08-2006, 09:44 PM
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oil leak new eng. have oil leak at front seal new tsp 347 short block under drive pulley i used all gm gen. 3 tools from dealer where i work as a tech. anyone had problems with pulley causing oil leaks started leaking at 210 miles i am going to replace the seal tomorrow hope it stops the leak
06-09-2006, 07:22 AM
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Did you align the cover before or after installing the crankshaft seal? The manual states to do it after, on my old motor I did it before and never leaked a drop in the 17k miles. Also look on the pulley to see if there is a wear mark that might indicate a machining error or high spot.
06-09-2006, 12:01 PM
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cover was aligned per manual using tools per manual also has new pulley i am a gm tech at a dealer cover should be right i have done this many times on gen. 3 eng. with no leaks just not sure about under drive pulley?
06-10-2006, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by 198c5
found front seal came out of cover going to glue new seal back in place anyone seen this problem