Great video man! This is definitely the issue with my car. Mechanic changed the seal and left the original balancer and it's still spewing oil like crazy. I can almost guarantee if he just did the job the correct way like you did and replaced the balancer and seal together, it would have been fixed.
Thanks. I'm not perfect, I had seals fail 6 months later despite replacing seal and harmonic balancer. Usually you can get away with just the seal replacement in something this new.
You probably didn't need the puller. You made a mistake, you should locktite the new seal in, those seals are super loose with pace to work themselves out and they like to do it. Torque spec is around 70 foot pounds, I think I remember 77 but I'm not sure, you'd want to look at the book but you should torque it down not just hit it with the impact.
So I did this, didn't replace balancer. Mistake. I've been shredding belts and the tensioner bolt through the middle keeps snapping. So - remove alt and ac compressor remove bracket, dremel groove in bolt and flathead drive back out. Replace balancer. Belt shredded - again. Took out CV boot. Ugh. My question tho is this: where does the SOFT vacuum hose on back of brake booster pump land on other end? It was wrapped around axel after last catastrophe. Help is appreciated.
looks like the oil was overfilled, oil level suppose to be below both the front and rear crank seals. did you change the PCV valve? that's a another thing that can cause oil leak due to crankcase pressure..
@@partsshooter I bet GM used cheap seals. I have to do one on a 2014 equinox later on today and from what I see online front crank seals on Ecotec engines are a real common failure.
. Chevy just doesn't have tight tolerances... It makes for a poor operating engine with little margin for error. 5w30 as a standard oil isn't going to hit tighter crevices as as 5w/20 or 0w/20. And youre likely correct, cheap material. However I have to place responsibility on the owner due to infrequent oil changes in more than frequent cases😂
Good job. Doing mine soon, but I'm springing for a new OEM bolt from the GM dealer for $9 because it is a Torque to Yield fastener that shouldn't be reused.
Do you know enough about the EcoTec engine? The oil pump is integrated into the timing cover, so if doing a seal or chain replacement should I replace entire timing cover too?
I can't recall... Been so long. I should've given labor time in the video. Besides, labor prices greatly range on demographic. Should be around $300 job though
@@partsshooterneed to replace crank bolt, and you need to torque it to the trque spec and torque angle... Hope the boot don't fail. It's a torque to yield bolt ..
@@useritscarrot you're correct, it's 111ft lbs and a additional 100 degrees. However, lugs on a tire should be torqued, I don't use a torque wrench and haven't had one fall off yet! Priority and common sense.
Great video
Perfect verbal explanation and walk through 10 out 10
Great video man! This is definitely the issue with my car. Mechanic changed the seal and left the original balancer and it's still spewing oil like crazy. I can almost guarantee if he just did the job the correct way like you did and replaced the balancer and seal together, it would have been fixed.
Thanks. I'm not perfect, I had seals fail 6 months later despite replacing seal and harmonic balancer. Usually you can get away with just the seal replacement in something this new.
You probably didn't need the puller.
You made a mistake, you should locktite the new seal in, those seals are super loose with pace to work themselves out and they like to do it. Torque spec is around 70 foot pounds, I think I remember 77 but I'm not sure, you'd want to look at the book but you should torque it down not just hit it with the impact.
thanks again, that’s 1,000% better than it was before!! (don’t knock my chevy)🤣
So I did this, didn't replace balancer. Mistake. I've been shredding belts and the tensioner bolt through the middle keeps snapping. So - remove alt and ac compressor remove bracket, dremel groove in bolt and flathead drive back out. Replace balancer. Belt shredded - again. Took out CV boot. Ugh.
My question tho is this: where does the SOFT vacuum hose on back of brake booster pump land on other end? It was wrapped around axel after last catastrophe. Help is appreciated.
Were you able to fix issue
looks like the oil was overfilled, oil level suppose to be below both the front and rear crank seals. did you change the PCV valve? that's a another thing that can cause oil leak due to crankcase pressure..
It was simply a defective seal
@@partsshooter I bet GM used cheap seals. I have to do one on a 2014 equinox later on today and from what I see online front crank seals on Ecotec engines are a real common failure.
. Chevy just doesn't have tight tolerances... It makes for a poor operating engine with little margin for error.
5w30 as a standard oil isn't going to hit tighter crevices as as 5w/20 or 0w/20. And youre likely correct, cheap material. However I have to place responsibility on the owner due to infrequent oil changes in more than frequent cases😂
Are you working on the passager side of the vehicle cause mines leaking in the front
Good job. Doing mine soon, but I'm springing for a new OEM bolt from the GM dealer for $9 because it is a Torque to Yield fastener that shouldn't be reused.
The balancer bolt isn't torque to yield.
@@DevonBbrown yes it is lol
You sound like Dale Jr. , even curse like him . lol
Leaking like a faucet. Used a flat bar and a c clamp before, pain in the ass haha
Do you know enough about the EcoTec engine? The oil pump is integrated into the timing cover, so if doing a seal or chain replacement should I replace entire timing cover too?
No you don't need to replace the timing cover
What should this cost to fix and thank s for your help
What size is the seal? What’s the name of it?
What's the point of the gloves by 15:20 😭
Where you located I need the same job done
thanks for letting us know which brand of seal you used, the Fel-Pro one the parts store had looked like the same bullshit that GM used...
I must have missed it, what brand did he use??
@@shayarzachary the Brand is called National and the part number is 711024
Did you have to remove starter first.
No
Good eye man!👍
What can cause the problem
Likely due to lack of oil change... Inferior part, lack of lubrication or simply age [normal wear and tear] -in that order
How much did this cost to.repair
I can't recall... Been so long. I should've given labor time in the video. Besides, labor prices greatly range on demographic. Should be around $300 job though
Video shows how a hack bumbles his way through a repair , lots wrong with this video , it shows the wrong way to do this job . Fail !!
Do explain, what was wrong here. You didn't offer any detail of what should've been done your correct way.
Obviously he did it correctly.. it's fixed 🙌 good helped me when I was looking up my issues
@@partsshooterneed to replace crank bolt, and you need to torque it to the trque spec and torque angle... Hope the boot don't fail. It's a torque to yield bolt ..
@@useritscarrot you're correct, it's 111ft lbs and a additional 100 degrees.
However, lugs on a tire should be torqued, I don't use a torque wrench and haven't had one fall off yet! Priority and common sense.