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Old 12-07-2007, 09:17 PM
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welll....the infamous front seal on my LT1 Z is leaking...i have never changed one before...so can anyone give me some tips??
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Old 12-07-2007, 09:40 PM
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oil pan seal, crank seal, or opti seal??
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...or intake, not common but it is another one on the front. Little more specific there Mr. Bad.


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oh my bad....im a bit sleepy...It looks like its coming from the front of the oilpan...its dripping off of my k-member
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probably the crank seal has worn a groove in the hub. I don't think i'd go though the trouble of r&r the seal, I'd just pull the hub off and put a sleeve on it until I was ready to rebuild it.
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Could be the Water Pump Gear Seal or the Opti Seal..my Water Pump one went out and it made a mess..
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interesting..that you say that...i just replaced my water pump last tuesday...and then yesterday i noticed oil dripping from my cross member
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I'm talking about the ones in the Timing Cover.
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okay...well like i said what a fun day for me
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Not too bad..took me about an hour and a half..then factor in another half-hour for bull-shittin and beer drinkin..
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then factor in another half-hour for bull-shittin and beer drinkin..
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