i've ****ing had it with my car

[rob-legend]

the crankshaft oil seal has been replaced for the third time now, and i believe it's leaking AGAIN, i'm actually at the point of tears, thats how wounded i am, i hate that f****ng car, i'm seriously considering breaking it now.

[Coops]

dont be soft! how bads the leak, if it dont drip then i'd ignore it :P

[Chadwick]

I've been in this position many a times in the past.

Persist and you will achieve.

Or, Per ardua ad alta..

"Through hard work, great things are achieved" as they say in latin :wink:

[col]

Rob........which end...of the crank?

[rob-legend]

flywheel end mate

[Wobba]

I stuck high temp gasket sealant round mine and its fine!

[Wobba]

If you are getting worn out with the constant maintenance, just walk away and leave it for a bit. I know how you feel there, been on the brink of torching my car a few times too!

Come back after a bit of a break and time to think and before you know it you'll have it sorted, and onto the next job ;)

[16v_paddy]

:goodposting: take a break from it for a bit then you'll get the enthusiasm back

[LEIGH-ANNE]

Pm me ur address and ill post u a kitkat :D

[16v_paddy]

:lol:

I'm still waiting for my cake :evil:

[schakal]

:lol:

I'm still waiting for my cake :evil:

i want pasty :twisted:



:D :wink:

[rob-legend]

where did you wedge the paste wobba?

i know what you guys mean, but i just want to drive it. :lol:

cheers leigh-anne :lol:

[col]

i reckon ive got the same problem on my r5......which ive got to remove

its a new seal plus i didnt use the rnault sealant.....but a mate said before replacin crank seal check crank for any markings /scores etc :(

best of luck Rob........i must do mine in next 3 wks :cry:

[rob-legend]

are you supposed to use sealant? cheers col,
i doubt i'll be doing it anytime soon, if it don't leak to bad i'll be living with it for a while i think.....

[katbloke]

ive seen blue hylomar used on crank seals on older cars, but that was 20 years ago, dunno what they do these days, perhaps the casings had a slight mark put in it through levering old seals out

[col]

Blue holymer is still used, an very good.

Renalt have their own which is even better, ive no choice but to do mine as its leaked onto the clutch....... :(

[MAXIBOY]

use an RTV sealent and bytual stripes then a new oil seal...

if the inner seals are leaking badly then the o ring seal won't cope...

[Wobba]

I'm talking about the little metal core plug looking thing which is hidden under the engine lifting eye. I put some oil resistant stuff around that just in case.

[LEIGH-ANNE]

i'll be living with it for a while i think.....

Job done lads! :thumbsup:

[J o n]

eventually you'll get to the stage I was with mine... great cars, most fun I've had with my pants on, but god do they test your patience!

[Wobba]

eventually you'll get to the stage I was with mine... great cars, most fun I've had with my pants on, but god do they test your patience!

Indeed lol! Mines running fine but theres a list of things I want to do and hardly any of them are easy...

[J o n]

in the end all it took was the top box mount to fail (again) and that was it for me... got the 172 and never looked back

[LEIGH-ANNE]

in the end all it took was the top box mount to fail (again) and that was it for me... got the 172 and never looked back

gay

[J o n]

in the end all it took was the top box mount to fail (again) and that was it for me... got the 172 and never looked back

gay

... it was about that time when I realised I was too ;) lol

[rob-legend]

on the subject of my williams though, how easy is it to remove the gearbox without the engine?

[richy]

on the subject of my williams though, how easy is it to remove the gearbox without the engine?

subframe off which is fairly easy if the mounting bolts come off ok, then gearbox mount and box out etc

[rob-legend]

with the rear subframe bolts, are they a bastard to get out? a mate of mine said they have a clip like nut inside the chassis rail that if snaps makes them unable to get back in

[richy]

yes they do have a nut held by a metal cage, but if you get a small wire brush and some decent penetrating oil then the chances of them coming off ok doubles,

i did have 1 snap on my old williams but after popping the cage out i could get a spanner on the nut.

[col]

yea 2nd that Richy!

[rob-legend]

fair enough, will try this method when i decide to sort it, thanks alot 8)

[Carole Anne]

in the end all it took was the top box mount to fail (again) and that was it for me... got the 172 and never looked back

gay

... it was about that time when I realised I was too ;) lol

which answers the question I was going to ask about what kind of fun you have without your pants on :lol:

Stick with it Rob - Willys you either have love em or hate em phases. Surprisingly I tend to go through a hate phase when it tries to kill me!

Carole Anne

[rob-legend]

you're right, it's just a hate phase that is the more common one :lol:

[rob-legend]

i've been thinking, i'm replacing my sump shortly, would it be possible to seal up that seal with the sump off?