Thanks for you advice.
I agree best whole out, check it out, fit the Turner quality seal. Just want to run it longer first and give it a drive to check engine good. It sounded good, no ring blow by pressure at oil filler, etc.
So I’ll try to...
Thanks for your feedback. 2/3rd leak is along the sump pan to bellhousing edge and 1/3rd from the dry joint bellhousing to gearbox. I struggle getting my head around the source. Would it All be from a rear main seal leak, or will the sump edge...
Last posted in Feb. Engine swap in 1996 Defender 90 completed with new clutch, HD fork, master cylinder, clutch adjustment (thx Mike Britannia) rad, water pump, and fluids. Untested low mileage overhauled engine bought in good faith and sat in...
I'd pull the engine for easier/better access and they re-install very easily lining up on spigot and dowels/threads. It's horses for courses, you choose.
Ok thx will do
Rad in but not front grill. Heavy old lump isn’t it. Would you pull engine out again or should I consider gearbox out as it’s lighter but apparently tight to do on the 90?
Get a replacement from Turners engineering, its a better job. Often with cheap ones its not the seal itself but around the housing that leaks. And yes follow Mikes suggestions.
Had beer cleaned up took a better look. Slow drip from dry joint between clutch and engine rearward of the wading drain hole. So assume that’s my rear main bearing seal as it’s been apart and was dry and clean when I bolted it up.
Either poorly...
STOP PRESS - it's a beer and pull it out again :(
Just before heading for tea - bit of an oil leak. I noticed a small drip from the bellhousing a few days ago. I thought dam I should have replaced the rear main seal as I had one available but I...
Thanks for the feedback tips and help.
Engine back in, new water pump, new glow plugs necessary, have new fuel lift pump but didn’t need it.
Failure to start before required pump timing check and adjust and new glow plugs. When she fired I had...
Project update - new water pump fitted the one I removed had been swapped completely clean but bearing seized following rebuild having sat around. Replaced oil filter, fuel filter, drained tank of old diesel. Filled tank with new. Lift pump...