Front crank seal part number

[warbstrd]

Need part number for 1984 front crank seal. Rockauto has several which one is better? And some have another gasket, whats that gasket for?

Been having a head gasket oil leak for about 4 years. Whenever theoil light would come on i would just put 3 quarts in it. When it stRted leaking real bad replaced head gasket, kudos to petros for the write up in repair guides. Well it was the head gasket but now its the front crank seal. Head gasket leak is fixed.

[xirdneh]

Front seal kits come with oil pump gasket, which I do not use cause it would involve oil pan removal. Is one seal better then another? Who knows?

[warbstrd]

Thanks for quick reply ill order the felpro and i hate typing on my iphone 4.

[Petros]

do not remove the oil pump to replace the seal as the service manual recommends. YOu will compromise the oil pan gasket, too much trouble that way.

Just get the front pulley off, the front cover and timing belt, and slide off the belt cog, than get a sharp tool under the seal and pop it out. You can carefully tap the new one in with a plastic mallet, or better is to make a seal tool out of 5" length of PVC pipe of the correct dia to push on the outer edge of the seal. I like putting a light coat of sealant around the seal to make sure it stays in place.

You also might just replace the timing belt while you are there, you can get them for about $10 from rockauto.com, and about $20 from your local autozone.