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Old 10 September 2006, 03:42 PM
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hi i have oil leak from front of car (95 wrx) thought it was proberbly crank seal but after taking apart i now see it is from oil pump! my question is should i change crank seal aswell as oil pump seal/s? car has done 96k.. cheers
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theres only 1 answer and thats YES
Old 10 September 2006, 05:02 PM
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cheers bud i only ask cos it looks absolutly fine!
Old 10 September 2006, 06:49 PM
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be aware that if the front crank seal is obviously not seated properly when you remove the front pulley then the chances are the bolts behind the oil pump have come loose... So check that while it's off too.


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thanks, is there anything else that leaks oil in this area? cheers...
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may also do cam seals too! is this straight forward or do i need to lock the cams?
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