FWD crankshaft seal leak question.

[Paul Higg]

My forward crankshaft seal (the one directly behind the opti) leak is getting worse. My question is this. Is there a possibility I could be driving down the road and have a catastrophic failure and lose all my oil and then I'd have a paperweight for an engine?

Thanks.

Paul

 

[jmccloud]

Front seal leak

Didn't you have some opti/water pump work done recently? Their shaft seals would be more suspicious than a suddenly leaky crank seal. Or was that seal replaced too?
Take a thorough look with a strong light to make sure the water pump and opti shafts are not the source of your leak. And look for the front intake manifold seal integrity too.
I knew a few guys that blew their rear crank seals and trashed the engine, but that was in the days of the old two piece fiber seal. Never heard of a sudden front seal blow.
Check the oil level often. A quart leak will cover a lot of garage floor!
Good luck.

 

[Paul Higg]

Yup, I had the water pump and the opti replaced recently. I talked with the Corvette Country owner and he thinks its the shaft seals too. I have to agree. He also mentioned the manifold seal too. No way on knowing till its up on a lift.

I'm just getting a couple drops per WEEK but the wife is freaking out. She wants it fixed ASAP!

You know how wives can be.