Crankshaft rear oil seal
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 400 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1995–2000
- Section
- Repairs › Crankshaft rear oil seal
Engine - T SeriesCrankshaft rear oil seal
Refit
- Clean seal recess in oil pump and sealing surface on crankshaft.
- Fit guide tool 18G 1510 onto crankshaft and lubricate crankshaft journal and guide with engine oil.
- Position NEW seal on journal and against housing, drift into place using tool 18G 1509.
- Remove guide tool from crankshaft.
- Fit drive key to crankshaft and slide timing gear onto crankshaft.
- Fit camshaft timing belt. See this section.
CRANKSHAFT REAR OIL SEAL
Service repair no - 12.21.20
Remove
- Remove flywheel. See this section.
- Drain engine oil. See MAINTENANCEMaintenance.
- Loosen 15 sump bolts by approximately 3 turns, allowing sump to drop away from rear oil seal housing.
CAUTION: Do not loosen 3 bolts A around oil pump housing.
- Remove 5 bolts securing oil seal housing and remove oil seal and housing.
Refit
- Clean seal seating area of block and accessible area of sump gasket. Sump gasket must be replaced if damaged.
- Lubricate oil seal lip only with clean engine oil.
NOTE: DO NOT touch seal housing to engine mating faces at any time prior to fitting.
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