[Healeys] Oil leak from rear of engine

[Bob Spidell]

If you pull your gearbox, also check the seal on the gearbox input 
shaft. It goes to the same place engine oil does.


On 1/5/2022 6:28 AM, rfbegani at gmail.com wrote:
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> I know there have been discussions on oil leak from the rear of the 
> engine.  However, in reading through the archives I found this inquiry:
>
> When I rebuilt my AH3000 engine, I fitted an after market rear seal.
>
> Unfortunately after I buttoned everything up and started the engine I
>
> discovered a troublesome oil leak. So out came the gearbox, the clutch
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> flywheel and the engine back plate. Upon careful examination of the
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> rear seal, I can find absolutely no leak.  However, there is oil weeping
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> from the bearing cap that holds the cam in place.
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> Is this normal?  Can the bearing  be replaced with the engine in the car?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Larry Swift
>
> There were no responses to the inquiry.  So can the cap that holds the 
> cam in place be removed while the engine is in the car. Could the cap 
> be sealed from the outside with todays technology of sealants? Also, 
> according to the external engine diagrams in the moss catalog it does 
> not show the back of the engine or the cap.
>
> Looking for answers to my continued oil leak problems.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bob Begani
>
>
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