Front cover oil leak

Since I rebuilt the engine I've had an small oil leak somewhere around the front cover. It has not been any problems at all with normal street usage, but after a track day the the leaked oil makes a mess from the front cover and rearwards.

I had my dampers dismounted for another reason and now I had plenty of space in front of the engine. I removed the starter motor to be able to lock the flywheel with a chisel when removing and tightening the front pulley bolt.

I used CRC Gasket Remover to  remove the old sealant a bit easier.


New pulley bolt, new front mainshaft seal, new diamond washer, new bead of RTV sealant.

Because the front pulley was removed I had to set the cam timing again. Easy when you've done it before.