[Healeys] Oil Leak, rear seal etc.

[rfbegani at gmail.com]

John:

 

I was thinking of the camshaft as the leaker.  Will look into it next fall when I have time to pull the trans. Meanwhile, am happy the pcv system has reduced the oil consumption to a trickle.

 

Regards, 

 

 

Bob

 

From: John and Kerry Rowe <jtkarowe at gmail.com> 
Sent: Saturday, April 3, 2021 5:36 PM
To: Bob Begani <rfbegani at gmail.com>
Cc: Austin Healey list <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil Leak, rear seal etc.

 

I fitted the modified seal 10 years ago and have always had an oil leak since. After finally removing the gearbox for repair last month I removed flywheel etc to have a look at it. I removed the backing plate and no leaks were identified around the seal, it was totally dry. However the back of the camshaft drain was a different scenario. I then noticed there should have been a gasket according to the books, which mine did not have. I had used a silicone gasket maker in that area and that failed (didn't work). I made a thick 1.6mm (1/16inch) gasket and now think I have solved the leaks problem.

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