Maverik Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Transplanted Disco 200tdi, I've noticed I've got a small amount of oil seeping out the breather hole in the timeing chest. I need to put a new water pump on it and really change the timeing belt as I have no history about it at all. I have a bad leak from the rocker cover too, which suggests my crank case breather isn't quite doing its job properly. Is it possible that a inefficient breather can cause oil to be pushed out the front crank seals? While I've got the timeing chest open is it worth the effort to put in new crank/cam oil seals? on the off chance? cheers Mav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Whether or not the breather caused the seal to leak, it will need changing now anyway - best to do it now than do the belt and then have to take it all apart again. It wont add long timewise to the job - i suppose both crank and cam seals should be changed. The breather is easy to check - just take it off and clean it and make sure all the pipes are clear. As for the rocker leak, the 200tdi has a semi circular seal at the front and back of the reocker gear that the rocker gasket sits on top of. These seals are common places for leaks to occur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 Yeah, silly question really... I've just bought the bits, cost me ni on 100 squid!... I don't think I can settle for anything less than Genuine idler pully and tensioner, think that would be silly. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 You did get/are going to get genuine seals as well arent you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 Yeah I did, 25 pounds for 2 genuine seals!!!! yikes... but I know it will be worth it! I happend to have some Britpart ones too, but I'm truely fed up with "making" britpart things fit, so they're going in the bin. Also got a britpart tensioner and idle pulley, I was rageing when they turned up in the box. they'll be going to the scrap man to be weighed in too. Its crazy I've now got a old scrap bin and a new britpart scrap bin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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