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hi all I recently changed my chassis and decided to do the rear main seal on the 200tdi engine i used the Teflon seal as id heard good things .i finished the project and filled the engine up with fluids and ran it until it was warm when i looked underneath i was horrified to find oil constantly dripping out of the bell housing . I'm assuming iv damaged the seal getting it in .con anybody give me some of advise on the best seal to fit as I don't want to do it again for a while .

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Ideally you would leave it 24 hours to settle onto the crank before starting the engine, which can account for even good quality seals leaking

This and a few other of Mike's videos around the same time are a good exploration of the issues with the crank seal.

 

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