Thread: Kv6 oil seals
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Old 25th January 2007, 23:06   #9
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My experience with oil seals blowing out is related to industrial gearboxes and pressure build up as it warms up and not being able to vent because of a blocked breather.

Thinking about this, if the car is low mileage, is it possible there is a sludge problem in the breather pipes, which as we know are very small bore, and in this weather, and standing around, oil sludging is a problem especially on cheaper semi-synthetic oils.
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