A gas turbine engine comprising: an annular, non-rotatable case that is configured to support a high speed rotor shaft and a low speed rotor shaft on a sealing arrangement, the sealing arrangement including: a portion of the non-rotatable case; a front bearing compartment configured to be filled with an oil mist to provide lubrication and cooling, and at least one seal assembly that is disposed within the case and configured to minimize leakage of working medium gas into the bearing compartment and to minimize the risk of the oil mist leaking out of the bearing compartment and extending circumferentially about; wherein the seal assembly includes an annular seal housing, a seal seat, a static seal element and a plurality of coil springs, the annular seal housing including a plurality of spring guides, the spring guides circumferentially disposed on the annular seal housing so as to be circumferentially spaced from one another, the seal seat configured to rotate with the low speed rotor shaft or the high speed rotor shaft, the static seal element in contact with the seal seat and axially, positioned between the seal seat and the annular seal housing characterised in that: each coil spring engages a support on said portion of the non-rotatable case and a flange portion of a respective one of the plurality of spring guides so that the annular seal housing is biased axially toward the seal seat to maintain positive contact between the static seal element and the seal seat, wherein each of the plurality of spring guides comprises: a first body portion that includes a first body cylindrical geometry that includes a first body diameter and a first body height; a second body portion that includes a second body cylindrical geometry that includes a second body diameter and a second body height; and said flange portion, including a flange width and a flange diameter, the flange portion extending circumferentially between the first body portion and the second body portion; the first body portions being configured to be assembled by passing through circumferentially spaced apertures on the annular seal housing, and the second body portions being configured to the first body diameter being suitable to pass through the apertures of the annular seal housing; and the second body diameter being suitable to engage the coil spring used for the seal assembly, the flange width dimensions being alterable to enable modification of spring compression loads. a portion of the non-rotatable case; a front bearing compartment configured to be filled with an oil mist to provide lubrication and cooling, and at least one seal assembly that is disposed within the case and configured to minimize leakage of working medium gas into the bearing compartment and to minimize the risk of the oil mist leaking out of the bearing compartment and extending circumferentially about; wherein the seal assembly includes an annular seal housing, a seal seat, a static seal element and a plurality of coil springs, the annular seal housing including a plurality of spring guides, the spring guides circumferentially disposed on the annular seal housing so as to be circumferentially spaced from one another, the seal seat configured to rotate with the low speed rotor shaft or the high speed rotor shaft, the static seal element in contact with the seal seat and axially, positioned between the seal seat and the annular seal housing a first body portion that includes a first body cylindrical geometry that includes a first body diameter and a first body height; a second body portion that includes a second body cylindrical geometry that includes a second body diameter and a second body height; and said flange portion, including a flange width and a flange diameter, the flange portion extending circumferentially between the first body portion and the second body portion; the first body portions being configured to be assembled by passing through circumferentially spaced apertures on the annular seal housing, and the second body portions being configured to the first body diameter being suitable to pass through the apertures of the annular seal housing; and the second body diameter being suitable to engage the coil spring used for the seal assembly,