mpbarrett Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 I have a 1500 engine in our Herald (hence posting this in the Spit section). I have a leak from the front of the engine and always thought it was from the sela between the sump and block. But when I looked at it at the weekend it actually coming from the seal on pulley where it goes through the timing chain . I have changed the lip seal on the timing cover twice and the finish on the pully shaft looks good so am at a bit of a loss how to stop it leaking? Any ideas?cheersmike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Is the flinger ring still there on the crank behind the cover?Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 And what seal did you use?? I had exactly the same. Nice new seal, which didn't. Had a root about in my "autojumble buys/may come in useful" box and found a payen NOS one. When I compared it to the "repro" part it was about half the thickness, but fitted the recess on the timing cover perfectly. The spring that tensins the lip against the crank felt stronger too.There is one on fleabay at the momenthttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Crankshaft-Front-Oil-Seal-Triumph-TR5-TR6-Vitesse-2000-/200530495474?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2eb08c87f2I am pretty sure that also fits the spitfire 1500 engine, but worth a check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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