Broke engine in after rebuild (in-car run of engine.) Oil appeared from between engine and clutch house during BI. Went back in…
Seal installed and now removed is a Victor Reinz. Have used this brand over the years without issue. Now, word I got from local Porsche parts supplier is there was a bad batch of these Victor Reinz crank seals. Whether this “bad batch” status is genuinely true or not is questionable. Possibly of interest is this supposedly bad seal being black. As I recall, VR crank seals are brown. I don’t want to pizz on a brand I’ve relied upon for years so there is NO CONFIRMED blame on VR being applied here. Only questioning...
If anyone else has heard the same, it would add some credence to what I’ve heard.
In Victor’s place, Corteco went in. Corteco product choice was based on the place that advised the issue with VR. They are also a Porsche repair shop and are said to have dumped their VR inventory and are now using the Corteco crank seals in place of VR. Looking into the Corteco brand, I found Freudenberg at the tail end. No small show—not that that translates into consistent quality.
After putting everything back together, ran the engine and no oil. Is good initial news but I hesitate to pop the celebratory cork on this before seeing at least 1k miles on the engine.
Again, I—and surely others—are interested in knowing if this Victor Reinz crank seal matter has some substance to it or not.
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