It has nothing to do with the seal not being square, too deep or shallow. That's correct it was not properly aligned with the crankshaft. The seal is made of Teflon and must be dry to seat to the crankshaft. I REPEAT NO OIL IS ALLOWED ON THE SEAL OR CRANKSHAFT DURING ASSEMBLY OR IT WILL LEAK. It is very important that the surfaces that will be sealed with silicone be clean and dry.Īlso the crankshaft and seal must be absolutely free of oil. To seal the gap between the closure plate and the oil pan I forced silicone into the space previously occupied by the gasket. I also removed the gasket between the retainer and the oil pan which allowed the seal to align itself to the crankshaft I then carefully tightened the screws holding the retainer to the block. The third time I removed the closure plate which allowed me to properly press the seal into the retainer. I later discovered my seal failed prematurely because it was not aligned to the crankshaft. It was also difficult to get it to slide over the crankshaft as I installed it into the seal retainer. I've replaced mine 3 times, the 1st & 2nd time I did as SRadke mentioned and they both started to leak prematurely.
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