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Old 19-10-2010, 09:51 PM
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Before I start stripping it all out, are there any obvious places to look? The rocker cover was hand tight so I tightened it up, the sump gasket & bung are ok but the leak seems to be coming from between the engine and box from the underneith but I cant see where.

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that would be the rear main oil seal leaking! gearbox off clutch and flywheel, may get away with just loosening the sump bolts abit!
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Would I be right in saying its the seal where the crank bolts to the flywheel?
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Would I be right in saying its the seal where the flywheel bolts to the crank?



yea, it's either that or your sump gasket!
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The sump gasket seems alright so it looks like a strip down. I had planned to respray the bay, but not this soon. lol

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Originally Posted by Dod RS
The sump gasket seems alright so it looks like a strip down. I had planned to respray the bay, but not this soon. lol

Cheers for the help!
ok m8 no prob cheeRS
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