Leaky seals
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Staging Lane
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Leaky seals Hey folks, anyone have any experience changing the front main seal on a LT1? Seems like a fairly simple and easy task. Mine has developed a major leak since my last oil change... So I bought a high quality seal with the rubber material around it so my dumbass won't break the seal as easily while installing it. Now, obviously the car leaks more oil while it's running cause it's warm and thin. This means while traveling on the roads it's blowing it back everywhere, thought the rear main was leaking but it was just from being blown back onto the transpan and all that stuff.
I run 10w-30 Conventional oil, purolater filter, the car runs about 23psi at 180* and runs about 10psi at 232* right before the fans come on. Now since then i changed to 160* thermostat, and tuned the fans to come on at 180* I know a lot of you are going to freak out and tell me that's way to low of oil PSI, however a SBC needs 10psi per 1000rpms so I'm good with it, besides only paid 700$ for it.
I run 10w-30 Conventional oil, purolater filter, the car runs about 23psi at 180* and runs about 10psi at 232* right before the fans come on. Now since then i changed to 160* thermostat, and tuned the fans to come on at 180* I know a lot of you are going to freak out and tell me that's way to low of oil PSI, however a SBC needs 10psi per 1000rpms so I'm good with it, besides only paid 700$ for it.
Last edited by Jucas97; Nov 23, 2014 at 09:01 AM.
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Staging Lane
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I have heard so many story's from different people about LT1 and oil psi haha. It hasn't changed since I've gotten it, and since then I've put about 1700 miles on it and it's been fine, no issues at all. Hell who knows as much as this seal leaks that's probably where all my PSI has went.. Lol just kidding. Alright, seal change should happen here in the next hour I'll let you know how it goes.
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