VX camshaft oil seal

[767andrew]

Hello everyone. I recently noticed a leak coming from the rear camshaft oil seal on my 8v vx 1800. After 3 different seals including a smear of sealant around the last attempt i still have a leak!

Has anyone else out there had the same problem? Thanks Andy.

[elie boone]

Is it leaking oil from the inner or outer surface ? First port of call would to look for any damage or wear on the housing or camshaft.

[ECR]

If after 3 tries you're still getting leakage

You either damaged them putting them in (unlikely)

Or as Elie says you may have damage on the camshaft or in the housing.

If neither of those, are you absolutely sure that it's the seal that is leaking and not oil tracking down from somewhere else?

[elie boone]

Make sure your crankcase breather function is adequate 

[767andrew]

Thanks for replying, Checked all of the suggestions apart from checking the camshaft for wear. Has anyone replaced one? Just wondering if i shouldn't tap it all the way in?

[Wrightpayne]

The rear main seal on the Porsche 996 often leaks. The advice is to fit it to a slightly different depth to the original so it is running in a different place on the crank.

 

[767andrew]

After closer inspection today i've noticed that the disc thingy which the rotor arm screws into has a small "o"ring on it. Rather than just change the "o"ring i would like to change the whole part. Anyone have any idea the disc thingy is called? Anyone have a clue what im on about? Or a part number would be nice. 

[ECR]

If it's similar to the 2:00 xe engine start with changing the o ring (easy& cheap) then if that doesn't work, the whole unit