[Healeys] Timing cover oil seal leak

[warthodson at aol.com]

If you put silicone sealant around the seal lip to pulley joint it probably
won't do any harm, although it could possibly interfere with the rubber lip
seating properly. It sure won't do any good. If you put it around the outside
of the seal housing before installing it in the timing cover it might do a
minor amount of good, but should not be necessary.
If you have the original crankcase breather system installed & functioning as
designed, you should not have any positive pressure buildup in the crankcase
to force oil out the seal.
Are you sure it is the seal leaking & not the timing cover joint?
Gary Hodson


-----Original Message-----
From: S and T Miller <stmiller96 at hotmail.com>
To: richchrysler at quickclic.net; healeys at autox.team.net
Sent: Sun, Jun 13, 2010 7:49 pm
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Timing cover oil seal leak


I was careful to make sure the seal was centered by installing three bolts
ery loose and installing the pulley to center the whole cover.  Now I did
ave gasket sealer on both sides of the timing cover gasket, and maybe it
ould have inhibited the centering, but I was as careful as I could be.
nugged the three bolt and then installed the rest.  It wasn't real easy to do
ith the engine in the car.  I even put a small amount of silicone sealant
round the oil seal.
I am just at a loss to why it is still leaking. That is why I think it could
e a pressure thing.  Just not sure.