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Offline WeekendMechanic

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Engine shaft seals replacement?
« on: 16 September 2020, 17:05 »
Iv been googling and could not find an answer...

I am about to do a belt, tensioner and water pump change as its due and I`m thinking of replacing the camshaft, intermittent shaft and crankshaft seals while i`m at it, the car has 157,000 km I cant really find anything on the internet I found one guy said his 2016 Honda did 300,000km but that`s it.
Anyone have experience on this topic?
 

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Re: Engine shaft seals replacement?
« Reply #1 on: 17 September 2020, 06:59 »
What engine do you have? Just asking out of curiosity if it's one where the water pump is actually driven by the cam belt.

As for the seals, I scrapped my 94 2E estate with 380Mm and they were intact, though you might get unlucky and they can fail much sooner.
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Re: Engine shaft seals replacement?
« Reply #2 on: 17 September 2020, 19:55 »
iv'e been known to remove the springs and cut them slightly to increase sealing tension :whistle:

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Re: Engine shaft seals replacement?
« Reply #3 on: 11 October 2020, 20:09 »
iv'e been known to remove the springs and cut them slightly to increase sealing tension :whistle:

Iv heard that before I don`t like the idea it may work but for how long?...
Im going to leave them for now cause they will definitely last another timing belt change that`s just done.
I`ll see what I will do in another 5 years?!

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Re: Engine shaft seals replacement?
« Reply #4 on: 11 October 2020, 20:13 »
What engine do you have? Just asking out of curiosity if it's one where the water pump is actually driven by the cam belt.

As for the seals, I scrapped my 94 2E estate with 380Mm and they were intact, though you might get unlucky and they can fail much sooner.
No mine is actually a diese AAZ.
I agree they have still got hem in em!
« Last Edit: 11 October 2020, 20:16 by WeekendMechanic »