phil2000

Howdy---

As some of you know I am slowly working to refresh my H23 while it's out of my car. Currently doing the timing belt, and I figured I may as well replace some seals down there while I"m at it.

My question is - how can you be sure these seals are seated properly/won't leak, aside from using the seal drivers that the Honda guys use? The seals I'm doing are:

1-cam seals (prob pretty easy)
2-front balancer shaft seal
3-front crank main seal
4-maybe the o-ring behind the rear balancer shaft gear case, between it and the oil pump? Apparently the dealer does this oil o-ring w/ timing belt change.

Any advice / know-how related to replacing any of these seals would be very much appreciated

Thanks.

AndyD

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Are you also changing out the water pump?? It might be a good time to do that too.

How many miles are on your H23??

phil2000

Yup I agree, got the water pump done already. Got this H23 from a guy who wrecked his car, 110k on it at the time it was pulled.

Thanks-

fastludeh22

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change the oil pump also

PetroGuyX

might wanna change the fuel filter as well

phil2000

Thanks for the replies folks....

Knocked out the cam seals this evening. Was looking at the front main seal too...what's the best way to get that bugger out? looks tough. I had a loose oil pump from my blown engine, and I couldn't get it out w/o pushing it from the backside. Will be tough to do that with the pump on the motor...

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"Any advice / know-how related to replacing any of these seals would be very much appreciated"

Any other advicet? Thanks.


Modified by phil2000 at 11:13 PM 8/17/2003

phil2000

argh....what's the best way to get the front main seal out without taking the oil pump off?

AndyD

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Just get an H22 swap. That shoudl fix EVERYTHING!!.

phil2000

If I was swapping in an H22 I'd be replacing the t-belt and any seals that needed it on the h22 also...

Eddiebx

you can carefully pry it out with a flat head screw driver or mini pry bar. I stress CAREFULLY, you don't want to scratch up the crank surface. That's how I took mines out.