Creankshaft oil seal leak - serious?

[victormeldrew]

Is a small leak from the cranshaft oil seal serious, will it contaminate the clutch, and does the gearbox and/or engine have to come out to replace, or can the be split and the job done in situ?

I know failure is common on under used cars due to hardening.

[victormeldrew]

anyone?

[dans]

it can be fixed in situ, but it is stil a big job. if it is not leaking too much then it should not be a problem for the moment.

[shpub]

It is covered in Bible 2 and they should be able to drop the gearbox a la clutch change. Worth replacing clutch at the same time. Yes it can contaminate the clutch if left.

Steve
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