What exactly does an oil slinger do? I had to replace a timing chain in my GM 1984 4.1 liter and I forgot to reinstall the oil slinger. It's running ok, but am I going to have some catastrophic failure down the road? Should I even worry about it?
Oil slinger function
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You are certainly not the first person to forget the oil slinger. Assuming we are talking about the round, thin sheet metal piece that looks like a washer that fits around the crank it is intended to keep oil away from the front seal, to sling it off the crank. It is just intended to keep a majority of the oil away from the crank/harmonic balancer seal. Don't sweat it.
Thanks for the replies; I’m relieved that I don't have to tear it back apart.
Don't be concerned until you find oil leaking from the front seal in about 25,000 miles.
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