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theflyingscotchman

Member Since: 19 Feb 2014
Location: Lower Austria
Posts: 3

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 DCPU Tamar Blue

leaking crankshaftseals?

Hi!

A couple of months ago the engine startet to leak oil. The garage diagnosed faulty crankshaft seals.
Both seals rear + front including front cover were replaced. To no, or very little effect.
After the last repair the rear seal startet to leak again after about 150 km. The car is now back to the garage again. According to the mechanic the problem is that they can not locate the leak within the engine. Apparently it is not the crankseal. Frontcover is still leaking but less then before. Right now the engine is taken apart and the Garage is trying to locate the problem. The engine is now on it´s third rear and second front crankseal. Unfortunately it looks like neither the garage nor LR-Austria seem to have any idea whats wrong.

My question is if there are any known probelms (which might result in leaking engine oil) with the 2.2 tdci engine.
It is a MY 2012 Defender with only about 13000 km on the clock. Fortunately it´s still under warranty.

Any help would be appreciated!

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22nd Feb 2014 10:37am

theflyingscotchman

Member Since: 19 Feb 2014
Location: Lower Austria
Posts: 3

Need help from engine pros!

After 4 nearly 4 weeks car is back from the garage. Just a short summary of the latest work done one the engine.
Again a new front cover and crankshaftseals. New sump and gaskets. As well as new seals for the Ladder frame - connection between oil pan and clutch housing. According to the garage the ladder frame gasktes weren´t fitted correctly- new gastkets were fitted unfortunately to very little effect. After about 300 km the b****y thing started to leak again - not as bad as it used to, be - but still ... it leaks.
Has anyone had a similar situation? Any ideas?

23rd Mar 2014 7:03pm

shaggydog

Member Since: 12 Aug 2012
Location: Kent
Posts: 3347

1991 Defender 110 200 Tdi USW Arles Blue

My rear crankshaft seal leaks.

As the clutch is nearly due changing I'm just treating it as a constant oil change till the clutch needs doing as its worth doing while in the area.

Just keep topping it up, if you start loosing a lot quickly then its pursuing but to my mind 3 drips 7 hours is really not worth worrying about.

If it does really bother you clean it all off with some brake cleaner or gunk to have a really clean engine and then go for a drive till engine is warm then come home and inspect everywhere from top of your engine downwards and try and pinpoint the area it is coming from,

Also take your engine breathers off and clean them out. My cyclone breather got blocked and caused the block to pressurise making it leak past a gasket on the side of the block. cleaned the breathers, changed the breathers back to a clean dry engine.

My 2 cents.

23rd Mar 2014 7:18pm

MK

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Santiago
Posts: 2427

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Chawton White

A not straight crankshaft (or the end of it) Puma 110" SW

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23rd Mar 2014 9:09pm

Dieselhead

Member Since: 21 Oct 2012
Location: Pulborough. West Sussex
Posts: 552

Demand a new engine as its not right

Chris

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24th Mar 2014 7:48pm

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