insane
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Ok so I got hold of a cheap VS V6 to take the motor from to put back in to my stato after converting it to a 5ltr 5spd last year as I want my v8 & manual back in my ute.
The V6 I just got was leaking oil from around the front timing cover seal & the bolt that holds the harmonic balancer to the crank.. I've removed the harmonic balancer & there's no sealant what so ever around where the bolt goes so I am guessing that is coming through from the keyway on the crank & in the harmonic balancer. From what I can tell it has been off before & looks like a second hand timing cover has been put on & new timing cover seal.. So that shouldn't be leaking.
What I really want to know is the crank shaft sprocket flat area meant to be in a specific flat area on the oil pump inner gear? What I can see with a mirror is a mark on the crank sprocket & another mark on the oil pump drive gear & they are not lined up, they are about 2 teeth away from each other (which also leads me to believe it has been off before & replaced along with the yellow painted letters "OK" on the timing cover). The oil pump inner gear & crank sprocket are mated together just these markings aren't in line. If they are meant to be in line can anyone tell me why?
I'm wondering if there could be a pressure relief hole that needs to line up? Maybe it has excessive oil pressure in the timing case due to this & blowing oil out past the seal as well as through the keyway & past the bolt? I could be way off the mark with my guess here lol... Just want to make sure so if I have to take the timing cover off I can do it before wasting my time & putting the harmonic balancer back on.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I only have a Max Ellery workshop manual & it really isn't a whole lot of help except it says "The crank shaft sprocket flat area must line up with the corresponding flat area on the oil pump inner gear".. Is that saying the location of the marks are important? I honestly don't know but I'm leaning towards possibly. Max Ellery workshop manual is going to be a good fire starter from now on I tell you & when I can I'll buy a different manual.
Steve
The V6 I just got was leaking oil from around the front timing cover seal & the bolt that holds the harmonic balancer to the crank.. I've removed the harmonic balancer & there's no sealant what so ever around where the bolt goes so I am guessing that is coming through from the keyway on the crank & in the harmonic balancer. From what I can tell it has been off before & looks like a second hand timing cover has been put on & new timing cover seal.. So that shouldn't be leaking.
What I really want to know is the crank shaft sprocket flat area meant to be in a specific flat area on the oil pump inner gear? What I can see with a mirror is a mark on the crank sprocket & another mark on the oil pump drive gear & they are not lined up, they are about 2 teeth away from each other (which also leads me to believe it has been off before & replaced along with the yellow painted letters "OK" on the timing cover). The oil pump inner gear & crank sprocket are mated together just these markings aren't in line. If they are meant to be in line can anyone tell me why?
I'm wondering if there could be a pressure relief hole that needs to line up? Maybe it has excessive oil pressure in the timing case due to this & blowing oil out past the seal as well as through the keyway & past the bolt? I could be way off the mark with my guess here lol... Just want to make sure so if I have to take the timing cover off I can do it before wasting my time & putting the harmonic balancer back on.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I only have a Max Ellery workshop manual & it really isn't a whole lot of help except it says "The crank shaft sprocket flat area must line up with the corresponding flat area on the oil pump inner gear".. Is that saying the location of the marks are important? I honestly don't know but I'm leaning towards possibly. Max Ellery workshop manual is going to be a good fire starter from now on I tell you & when I can I'll buy a different manual.
Steve