ok done a bit more research, even joined AULRO now
. However im now at the point where i think this oil leak cannot easily be cured unless i have the engine split??????? Im fairly sure its my T seals that are causing my oil leak, they are ERR913 of which i need two, they fit on N05 main bearing sort of slid down the sides?? I have had my sump off earlier this year thinking my leak was from there, resealed it with RTV and surprise the leak has reappeared. When i had the sump off i do seem to recall two seams/ gaps at the rear edge (nearest to bell housing), which having looked up these T seals makes me think that is N05 bearing???
I have now found these drawings which show the T seals but it looks to me you have to fit from above???, which im guessing means the engine has to be split???, im hoping im wrong here.....does anyone know if it can be accessed from below, by which i mean simply taking the sump pan off, if this is possible what else should i be taking into consideration when tackeling this job???
Theres a pic from when i resealed my sump earlier in the year, its not a good pic but if you look at the far end it looks to me like there may be two bolts holding what i can only assume is that N05 bearing, could it be i can just whip those out, drop the bottom part of the bearing out hopefully that being the part where the seals are, and slip the new ones in...jobs a good un....no more oil leak????
oooooo just had a thought, could those diagrams be showing the engine UPSIDE down, it does look that way now ive studied my sump pic????