wudini

00 Civic EX
D16Y8

I need to replace my crank seal, I'm losing about a quart of oil every 2-3 weeks and I'm 100% positive it's leaking from there. has anyone every changed one on a D-Series? Honda quoted me about $550 to replace the seal and the timing belt. Just lost my job @ Circuit City so I don't really wanna go that route. I have above average mechanical skills especially when dealing with D-Series motors and a friend who's a mechanic who would help me.

wudini

bump.

92civicx

rear main seal near next to tranny ?

Meoshe

iTrader: (3)

Not too bad if you have above average mechanical skill. A little more work than doing a timing belt but not much. Make sure surfaces are CLEAN so things don't gall the crank. Helms would come in handy too for reference.

wudini

no the seal on the crank inside the timing cover.

wudini

i do have a helms & thanks for the advice. ;]

honda.lioness

If you have never changed a timing belt before then your friend the mechanic is going to be essential. You should use a shop manual or at least a Chilton's. Replacing the crank seal and cam seal is usual when doing a timing belt, because the interference removal is the same. I have found the best tool for removing the old seal to be an ordinary liquor bottle corkscrew. Do not mar the shaft as you are removing the seal. To install the new seal:

1.
Cut a piece of plastic from a plastic soda bottle. Cut it to fit as described below.

2.
Make a cylinder out of the plastic and insert it into the new seal. Use motor oil to pre-lubricate surfaces that come into contact in the next steps.

3.
Slide the plastic cylinder (with new seal) over the crankshaft end. Be careful that the seal's lips yada do not fold over.

4.
Push the new seal into place with a piece of pipe, sockets, washers or whatever fits over the crankshaft end and can push against the new seal evenly.

5.
Pull the plastic cylinder off.

This is not a perfect technique but it's darn hard to get that seal on straight otherwise.

B2KHonda

i did mine on my old f series and it wasn't to bad and it was my first. haynes helped out alot.
gl man

blkSteelies

is there a diy out there? i have been trying to diagnose an oil leak on my 98 for some time now and once I got the car on a list it seems to be the crank shaft seal.

FaboCR

Guys, I know this post is an old one, but I am in the need to replace the seal as well, besides the timing belt. I would have a mechanic friend to help me but has been really hard and I need my car up and running. It is an EF with y8 engine. For some reason, the screw that holds the crank pulley came off, as well as the securing latch that keeps the pulley in place. Since it became loose, the pulley rubbed against the crankshaft. I checked the crankshaft and it all looks ok, but have to replace the pulley, so I want to take advantage of this as I have a leak in the seal that I want to work with.

tony_2018

Your post has nothing to do with the crank seal.