underdrive Pulleys
 

Hey is it normal when changing the crank pulley to see oil? not being very mechanically inclined i have no idea so i decided not to take the pulley off until i got an expert opinion. If its not normal for this to happen any help on how i would go about fixing this problem would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

RE: underdrive Pulleys
 

i helped my friend change his crank pulley and the harmonic balancer on his 01 v6 and saw no oil

RE: underdrive Pulleys
 

It's only normal to see oil on the outside of your engine if there is a gasket or a seal leaking.


As far as fixing it, it all depends on witch gasket or seal is leaking.

RE: underdrive Pulleys
 

there was no oil before taking the pulley off it was after i had it lose is when i saw oil dripping

RE: underdrive Pulleys
 

I understand that. Please refer to my previous post.

RE: underdrive Pulleys
 

well i'm hoping you didnt manage to crack your crank bearing at the end of the motor there how frivolous is this drip?

RE: underdrive Pulleys
 

it dripped for like a couple seconds and then stopped. i hope its just a seal leaking and nothing serious

RE: underdrive Pulleys
 

Are we talking about a high mileage car here?

RE: underdrive Pulleys
 

if you call 62000 miles high mileage then yes

RE: underdrive Pulleys
 

It's high enough that the front main seal could be leaking a little. If it's just a couple of drops and then it quit I wouldn't worry about it as long as you didn't somehow do something really wacky to damage it when you pulled of the crank pulley.