Hi all, I’m in need of a rear crank seal fitting tool for my 2015 Audi a5 2.0 tdi ultra sportback.

Is there anyone in a sensible distance of West Sussex that might be able to help? 

or…

is there anyone that can advice if this is the correct tool as I have already purchased in incorrect one (for an older year maybe). The listing states it’s for a 2.5 Crafter however the correlation of the alignment appears to match my flywheel mounting. 

 

 

38 minutes ago, chr15_123 said:

Hi all, I’m in need of a rear crank seal fitting tool for my 2015 Audi a5 2.0 tdi ultra sportback.

Is there anyone in a sensible distance of West Sussex that might be able to help? 

or…

is there anyone that can advice if this is the correct tool as I have already purchased in incorrect one (for an older year maybe). The listing states it’s for a 2.5 Crafter however the correlation of the alignment appears to match my flywheel mounting. 

 

 

Hi dont bother with the tools as they change them from year to year and Audi want a fortune to do the job, after all they have exclusive access to the whole range, I bought three tools to change the seal on my A6 none fitted and in the end my mechanic lost the plot with it and timed the engine up to TDC cylinder one, stuck a drill bit through the cam pulleys to lock it in and with an appropriate amount of silicon grease on the crank end tapped the new seal in to place with a toffee hammer, you must ensure that all the surfaces are clean before you do this paying extra attention to the the gasket seal film you have to apply as the crank seal carrier forms part of the mating surface of the sump pan, you can't get the seal in the wrong place as there are two witness marks one on the reluctor ring on the new seal and one on the engine casing, the crank position sensor sits just to the left of the reluctor.

Steve.

Brilliant thank you! 
 

Audi ain’t touching the car - I have it on axle stands, gearbox , flywheel, and old seal off. 
 

I have the engine locked to TDC - can you advise how I would know what cylinder is at TDC? I’ll have a google/forum search in the meantime time! 
 

thanks again

23 hours ago, chr15_123 said:

Brilliant thank you! 
 

Audi ain’t touching the car - I have it on axle stands, gearbox , flywheel, and old seal off. 
 

I have the engine locked to TDC - can you advise how I would know what cylinder is at TDC? I’ll have a google/forum search in the meantime time! 
 

thanks again

Hi I think you will find its number one cylinder if all cam pulleys are lined up with their marks same as when changing the belt but use the old rule of check twice do once.

Steve.