big time oil leak crankshaft seal?

[kais3]

Alright the steering wheel puller worked like a charm.
the key way looks good no scrapes or gouges.

Thanks for letting me know about the JB weld unfortunatly the only scrap yard that has metros is 100 miles away so i will have to wait untill tmw to see if this seal was the problem.

Thanks alot every one.

[Crvett69]

i might have one, i would have to look, what part did you break? send me a pic if you can Crvett69@aol.com

[kais3]

Well i got everything back together and lo and behold it was the wrong seal. the leak was coming from the camshaft seal i got that off today and the seal was completly out of its seat. i read on this forum that a blocked PVC valve could create engine pressure to pop seals out but mine looks clear and air moves through. is there any other reason this could happen?

P.S moral of the story find out where the leak is because assuming leads to a big gas bill driving a truck around.

[Crvett69]

check the hose that goes from pvc valve to air cleaner and valve cover, i have seen that hose plug. take it off and blow though all the holes to make sure its clear. but i have also seen at one time or another all the seals on the metro engine walk out of hole so they leak like crazy. when i put new ones in i either stake them in with 3 chisel stakes or use some locktite being carefull to keep it off the seal surface, never had one come back out if i do that