MyCivic99

I own a '99 Civic EX and the crank seal has given up on me. I'm replacing a quart of oil at each fill up right now and need to get this fixed. Do I need to pull the engine to replace it or is there hopefully an easier way?

The Civic just rolled 160K and I need to replace the timing belt as well. So I'll be doing this at the same time.

Thanks for any input!

Texas4door

Nope, you can easily pull this seal out once you remove your harmonic balancer when you do your timing belt
It looks like a big gasket that sits around where your oil pump is attached to the crankshaft
Just don't lose that woodruff (sp) key!!

As for a temporary fix till you have decide to replace the belt/water pump/seal/all that fun stuff:

http://www.amazon.com/White-Shepherd.../dp/B002BG2OHI
Don't trust the shitty reviews by only three customers
Worked wonders on mine in like a week! 8D

OR you can overpay for this:
http://www.amazon.com/Lucas-10278-En...=pd_sbs_auto_7
Better reviews but ya gotta keep adding it every oil change
At least the White Shepherd stuff is a one-time thing

Good luck!

98civdx

The seal is a peice of cake to replace, now getting to it is another story. It's a PITA to get to it.


Hop on ebay and look around for OEM t-belt kits. I got mine from DCHonda(or something like that) for $149 shipping, and it came with cam/oil seal, water pump, timing belt, and all 3 others.

This is your best bet.

MyCivic99

Thanks for the quick replys. I'll be getting my hands dirty here soon and I'll let you know how it goes. As for the job at hand I feared it would be a pain to do it, but it'll be a good learning experience.

Do any of you by chance have a link to a step-by-step tutorial on what I'm about to do? Thanks!

98civdx

Not step by step, however I just did my t belt/water pump in may, and I need to pull everything back apaprt due to my front main, may be leaking.

Either post in here and I/someone else can answer it, or feel free to pm me. i'll do my best to help you out.

Texas4door

You know, if someone makes a DIY for it, we should sticky it because I don't think a sticky for it exists atm...

98civdx

They wont sticky it, but I am sure something exsits somewhere around here. I didn't look very hard.

MyCivic99

So to recap...

Texas4door: I'll replace the timing belt and while that's off, remove the harmonic balancer and then I can access the crank seal? No need to lift the engine out right?

From 98civdx: Purchase an OEM tbelt kit and that will have everything I need for this job including the crank seal?

If that isn't right, let me know, thanks guys!

98civdx

Here ya go, http://www.ebay.com/itm/HONDA-GENUIN...item4aaed8d49d

This has everything except for the tensoner. The prices seems to have gone up $49, BUT, it's still cheaper then what you will get at the dealer, and better then any parts store ****.



You don't need to remove the engine, but you will need to jack up the engine, and support it to remove the driver side engine mount.

A jack will do for this, but use a block on the jack to help protect the oil pan.