Fsharp9

Looks like my front seal is leaking on the 84 what kind of hell am I looking at ?

Adamant1971

Not hell, just everything off the front of the motor to get at it. Good time to do your oil pump seals WYAIT.

Ducman82

And new timing belt! Maybe a water pump? It's all the "while you are in there" items that can add up

Speedtoys

Not that bad..no more than a timing belt change I think.

Remove belt, remove crank gear..and there's the seal.

bureau13

I'm in the midst of that as well (see my thread on things found while doing the timing belt...one of those things appears to be my main crank seal).

Fsharp9

TB , WP and Porken all done less than 2 years and 4K miles ago car just turned 60k

rlich8

You'll have to remove the front of the engine. Not a "difficult" job or complex just a lot of labor to disassemble. You can omit the timing belt and water pump job, yours are relatively new.

I do agree on oil pump seals including the shaft one. An 84 has the old cam belt tensioner; might be a good idea to check and make sure it's full of oil and the washers are stacked properly; re-tension the belt properly.

You could probably knock that all out on a Sunday morning and afternoon.

AO

How can you be sure it's the front seal?

I've found it's rarely the front seal. An oil leak up front is usually, oil pump, oil filler neck, and occasionally cam seals.

Fsharp9

Location, but won't be absolutely sure until I tear it down

jeff spahn

i did mine one weekend just because I thought it might be leaking. Not hard. Just takes time to get in there and get out.

Adk46

The slot to pry it out didn't work for me, so I used the drywall screw method. If I recall, I put it in dry - no lube.

Koenig-Specials 928

You need the right tools to remove (pick) and to re-install. After that its easy. My hardest task was the #&!^ crank bolt. Some gorilla had put it on last time

davek9

IMO you should not put the new seal in dry, I always use some assembly lube on the sealing "lip' that contacts the rotating shaft (cam or crank).

However the seal does press into the block dry (no sealant), if that is what you mean by dry.

Adk46

Yes. Thanks for clarifying.

MainePorsche

Dave,
For the sealing lip lubricant, what to use and/or to avoid.
I haven't been there yet, but will soon.
Thanks
Craig