Dennis61 Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Hi I purchased my first 432 earlier this year and I have a few mechanical problems that I'd really appreciate some help with. There is a severe oil leak on the transverse box at the rear of the engine (one gallon of oil per 30 miles travelled) I understand this is a dry box and should not leak oil is this a leaking crankshaft oil seal? Will this cause any damage if I continue to run it? Can I fix this through the inspection hatch at the rear of the engine or is it a pack-out job? Sorry image is on its side - beyond my technical ability! Can someone please help? Thanks Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 It's a lot easier to work on these and see what's happening with the pack out. Even if you can do it through the hatch, I reckon you'd be making a mistake not to lift. It's not that major a task to lift and you get easy access and all around visibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharky Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Is it clean oil? if so it is rear seal on gearbox, so its pack out, gearbox off and then a strip and renew seal quite a big job .you will eventually kill the gearbox if you continue to run it .sorry for the bad news iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis61 Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share Posted July 2, 2012 Is it clean oil? if so it is rear seal on gearbox, so its pack out, gearbox off and then a strip and renew seal quite a big job .you will eventually kill the gearbox if you continue to run it .sorry for the bad news iain No its dirty oil it drips out when you raise the revs, there appears a small hole in the casing, its just behind the pliers in the attached photo Thanks Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharky Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 is it def engine oil then . hmm rear output seal on engine then possibly if you send andym a private message on here he will point you in the direction of the correct manual that covers that end of the engine. i have them on pdf file but i'm still wading thru them so might be quicker with andy either way its a pack out job, enerything is with fv432's iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I think this may be the same problem that Mark had with the 432 at the 2009 W&P Show.. can't remember exactly what the problem was, only that we did a temporary repair.. Sure Mark will have more info on this.. Photos of us taking the pack out at W&P http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?21031-Fv432-Pack-Lift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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