greenshoes3

and its BAD. What should I be looking at? The main seal? It also looks like the pulley is sticking out farther than it should, should i try getting it in farther? What else should I be looking at? Thanks! (Its pretty obvious the oil is coming from the front of the balance shaft)

Side note: My first major maintenance job (timing and balance belt, oil pump, and camshaft chain tensioner) turned out to be a huge success, started first try, and everything sounds better and runs better than ever, all except the leak =(

Techno Duck

Are you sure you replaced the thin clear mylar seal when you had it all apart?

greenshoes3

for the balance shaft? Are you talking about the SUPER tiny one, it almost felt liek it was wax paper or something. No i did not. Could that really be it? It didnt look like it did much of anything.

75ohm

Ding! Don't forget the mylar washer!

greenshoes3

wtf is the mylar washer? seriously? can someone show me where i can buy one if it needs to be replaced. I left the old one on, but i guess its bad? SOMEONE TELL ME WHERE TO BUY ONE, LINK ME TO THE WEB PAGE ON WHATEVER STORE I DONT CAR, I WANNA DRIVE MY DAMN CAR ALREADY!!!!!!

http://www.944online.com/cgi-bin/ASI...gineblock-944s

Is that it^^^???

Darwantae951

This is what they look like, they are the three clear ones at the bottom:



-Darwin

greenshoes3

so is it this one?
http://www.944online.com/cgi-bin/ASI...gineblock-944s

75ohm

Oh man... did you put the correct size seal on there? Did you put the small seal back on the back of the rear cam bearing assembly, aka, distributor/cam gear housing?

Darwantae951

Yes

-Darwin

greenshoes3

THAT SMALL TINY THING CAN CAUSE AN OIL LEAK!?!?

75ohm

Greenshoes... chill my man. We'll work this out with you. Are you sure this is where the leak is coming from?

The pulley is sticking out further? Did you put the collars back on and push the shaft back on the seal far enough?

greenshoes3

Im really not sure, I will revive this thread after I have the car apart again probably tomorrow morning, The orange seal was not sitting flush in its socket, and the balance pulley itself was sticking farther out than the balance tensioner. They did not line up evenly. Do I just need to hammer that metal sleeve on more or what? I dont know whats stopping it from going in.

Should I replace that mylar washer though?

75ohm

No hammering of metal sleeves!

Check your seals to make sure they are on the correct balance shaft.

I will check 'list tomorrow AM and await your findings... post a pic before you dismantle...

greenshoes3

will do! thanks for the help , I didnt touch the upper balance shaft, only the bottom.

nine-44

the mylar will definately cause a leak- if it's there or if you double them up. be sure to remove the old one.

If the cam still has the stock sleeve, it takes the seal with the larger ID hole but is the same OD. the one with the SMallerID and same OD goes on the upper balance shaft. The one with the larger OD but the same ID as the upper balance shaft is the one for the lower. All get mylars behind the sleeves. I start them by hand and finish running them back with the sleeve. Also check the sleeve for a badly worn groove where the seal rides on it. I normally go by, if you can catch a fingernail on it, it's time to replace it or regrind it. good luck I wish I could help further, I'm going out of town so I can't reply to any questions you may have.