Natcruiser said : "Yes, I'm pretty sure it is the front main seal on the crank.---the dealer said it takes an hour and a half off labor to do that seal"
This is another reason you don't want to use the dealer, as mentioned above
they often aren't familiar with the 80 series.
The major oil leak on the front of the engine is usually not from the front crank seal, all the regulars on the forum know it's from the oil pump cover gasket, then distributor O-ring, valve cover possibly adding some, then the front crank seal and last maybe the timing chain cover (rarely), almost in that order regarding frequency and volume of drippage, IME.
Point is, you don't want someone to just replace the front crank seal and not replace the oil pump cover gasket at the same time as the crank pulley has to come off to fix both.
Story time: I recall once going to look at a FZJ80 for sale locally, the seller when asked if it leaked any oil responded no. So when I got there and looked at the engine it was obviously leaking oil. The seller then said, "well those aren't leaks, thems are only seeps and besides, I got the front crank seal replaced recently ---"
He had taken his 80 to a dealer to repair the leak and they only replaced
the front crank seal. The oil pump cover, almost invisible being completely covered in grime remained untouched, but still leaking.
FWIW
This is another reason you don't want to use the dealer, as mentioned above
they often aren't familiar with the 80 series.
The major oil leak on the front of the engine is usually not from the front crank seal, all the regulars on the forum know it's from the oil pump cover gasket, then distributor O-ring, valve cover possibly adding some, then the front crank seal and last maybe the timing chain cover (rarely), almost in that order regarding frequency and volume of drippage, IME.
Point is, you don't want someone to just replace the front crank seal and not replace the oil pump cover gasket at the same time as the crank pulley has to come off to fix both.
Story time: I recall once going to look at a FZJ80 for sale locally, the seller when asked if it leaked any oil responded no. So when I got there and looked at the engine it was obviously leaking oil. The seller then said, "well those aren't leaks, thems are only seeps and besides, I got the front crank seal replaced recently ---"
He had taken his 80 to a dealer to repair the leak and they only replaced
the front crank seal. The oil pump cover, almost invisible being completely covered in grime remained untouched, but still leaking.
FWIW