Oil leak, Flywheel area Options

[930cabman]

New build and have her running on a test bed/rolling cart for engine/trans installation. All seems tight with the exception of the rear main area. Short of dis assembly or slathering the cam plug and oil gallery plugs with sealant, has anyone tried pressurizing the oil system and visually looking for a leak? Everything looks ok, but she drips every 4 or 5 seconds when running.

Thanks in advance

[saigon71]

What brand of rear main seal did you use?

I had a rear main fail on startup of my 2056 build. It was the orange Victor Reintz that came with the gasket kit.

After posting on this forum, several folks more experienced than I in engine building said that the only seal they will use is a Sabo.

I banged a Sabo in there and it was fixed.

Keep us posted.

[Olympic 914]

What brand of rear main seal did you use?

I had a rear main fail on startup of my 2056 build. It was the orange Victor Reintz that came with the gasket kit.

After posting on this forum, several folks more experienced than I in engine building said that the only seal they will use is a Sabo.

I banged a Sabo in there and it was fixed.

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However, Thought I had a rear main seal leak, and did replace it with the Sabo seal.

I also found a leak at one of the oil galley threaded plugs. They were the correct threads but not pipe thread and it would bottom out before binding the threads.

put some sealant on the threads.

Still have a slight weep, not enough to drip on the floor, but just enough to make the case oily.

Another thing to look at is on the flywheel where the seal rides. Polish it up. pitting there may cause a leak.