front crankshaft seal leak
#1
New Members
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: north carolina
Posts: 20
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: bmw 530i
front crankshaft seal leak
I have a 2006 e60 with a n52 engine I am thinking about replacing this front seal myself but before I do I am wondering where I can purchase the tool and Loctite sealant /primer for the job and if anyone has done this already and is it a difficult job ?
#3
Senior Members
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Boston
Posts: 1,198
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes
on
3 Posts
My Ride: '06 530i, '07 C280 4matic, '98 ML320
BMW Crankshaft Front Oil Seal Removal Install Kit N40 N42 N45 N46 N52 N53 N54 | eBay
seal and the installation kit for around $117.
seal and the installation kit for around $117.
#4
Members
Senior Members
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 441
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
My Ride: 545i sport
Model Year: 2004
Well, maybe not impossible What tool are you talking about? The crank holding tool or the seal removal/installation tool? Many have made their own crank holding tool and the seal can be easily removed and installed without any factory or specialty tool.
#5
New Members
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: san carlos, ca
Posts: 95
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
My Ride: 2006 530xi touring
Model Year: 2006
Engine: 3 liter
BMW Crankshaft Front Oil Seal Removal Install Kit N40 N42 N45 N46 N52 N53 N54 | eBay
seal and the installation kit for around $117.
seal and the installation kit for around $117.
That tool does not work. I was working on my N54 engine (same seal), and spent $400 on tools before I found one that is same as the factory tool that works. It took 1 month.
That $117 tool above simply rips the hard plastic face of the seal apart. The improved factory tool screws into the seal at 50 Nm, then a separate tool presses the seal out.
I now have four different seal removal tools from that one job, and only one will work.
Try them, at your own risk.
#7
New Members
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: san carlos, ca
Posts: 95
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
My Ride: 2006 530xi touring
Model Year: 2006
Engine: 3 liter
Don't buy that ebay tool. That is the first version of the factory tool and it did not work well. They re-design the tool to be a much better version.
#10
Senior Members
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Boston
Posts: 1,198
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes
on
3 Posts
My Ride: '06 530i, '07 C280 4matic, '98 ML320
Stilldre54, take that offer and get the tool from yelcab2.
If you don't think you can remove the crank pulley, take that tool to any decent mechanic and he can replace that seal for you in couple of hours.
If you don't think you can remove the crank pulley, take that tool to any decent mechanic and he can replace that seal for you in couple of hours.