Front Crankshaft Seal: Service and Repair

Crankshaft oil seal (pulley end), replacing

Removing

- Remove ribbed belt.
- Remove toothed belt.
- Remove lower air duct.





- Remove crankshaft sprocket. To do this counter-hold sprocket with 3099 retainer.
- When installing retainer, place 2 washers between sprocket and retainer.

Notes:
On some engines there is a rib on the oil pan flange which prevents retainer 3099 from being attached as shown. In this case proceed as follows:

- Remove bolts from retainer, and screw back in from the reverse side.
- Knock the fitted pins in the square bars downward until they are flush with the top surface of the bars.
- Bolt the retainer to the crankshaft (fit 2 washers between sprocket and retainer).
- Screw central bolt from sprocket back into crankshaft in order to remove oil seal.
- Remove inner part of oil seal extractor 3203 two turns (approx. 3 mm) out of outer part and lock with knurled screw.





- Lubricate threaded head of oil seal extractor, place it in position and exerting firm pressure screw it as far as possible into oil seal.
- Loosen knurled screw and turn inner part against crankshaft until oil seal is pulled out.

Installing

- Lightly oil sealing lip of oil seal.





- Place guide sleeve from 2080 A onto crankshaft journal.
- Slide oil seal over guide sleeve.





- Press oil seal in until flush with press sleeve from 3265, using central bolt -1- for toothed belt sprocket.
- Install crankshaft sprocket and lock in position with retainer 3099.

Note:
Replace central bolt for toothed belt sprocket.

- Tighten central bolt.
- Install toothed belt.
- Install ribbed belt.

Tightening torque

Toothed belt sprocket to crankshaft: 90 Nm + 1/4 turn (90 degrees) further