Rear Main Seal

http://Hyundai-SantaFe.autoboardz.com/Rear-Main-Seal-Reaplacement-Cost-ftopict193185.html (Rear Main Seal Reaplacement Cost?)
Well I believe I have a bad rear main seal. Car is a 1996 Legacy Outback with the 2.2L engine. Oil is dripping onto the exhaust, so every time I come to a stop I smell burning oil. Does anyone have an idea on an estimate for this job? It is too big for me to tackle in the garage. Thanks for th..
« Hmmm, conventional wisdom seems to be that rear main seals are very rugged - though soobs have plenty of places they are known to leak from. Maybe clean off the engine/undercarriage at the car was.. »
« Also from the rear seal area is a plate that is prone to leaking, when doing the rear main seal do it also. Many times recommended is looking over the engine and removing it to do the rear seal is.. »

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Ok heres the situation. Pulled the engine and transmission to change a rear main seal out and reseal the steering. I had to turn the engine, and I turned it the opposite direction on accident. I had to replace the oil pan gasket and there was a piece of white plastic in with the oil. Its back in t..
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« There is only one... passenger side... comes off with two bolts...just look it up at parts store online and you will see it on your engine. »
« Im confused. All the guide rails that I can see are a dark red, are the lower ones white? »

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I've got a rear main seal leak on my 67 FE Mustang. My understanding is I have to drop the oil pan which will entail jacking the engine up about an 1 1/4" and crankling the engine to clear the crank journal. Then I have to loosen all the crank bolts to drop the crank 1/32" to remove the upper part..
« The FE motor in a '67 mustang puts working space at a premium. If it was mine (and it's not) I'd pull the whole motor and do it on an engine stand. »
« It sounds about right. »
« You don't have to tell me that there is very little room on a FE Mustang. I did a 4 speed to automatic swap last winter and that automatic just fits in there! It goes without saying that I'd rather .. »

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'96 non turbo 5 cy glx 850glt with 130k...highly maintained..developed a rear main seal leak...took to mechanic...returned dry...about 300 miles started leaking again...returned to mechanic...same deal....3rd time...just back last night...appears to have oil on case spit location on bottom of engi..
« oil leaks can be tough to id...one method ( to verify it is leaking from the rear seal ) is to have your mechanic use the dye and florecent light to verify ...... wrote: »
« Hi, I bought a '96 850 non turbo in 2000 (4 years old), and almost immediately the rear seal started leaking severely. It was fixed under warranty. The car has done about 80,000km since without ev.. »
« I have a '97 850 and the rear engine seal leaked for some time, small oil spot on the driveway. I had the PCVs replaced and haven't had a problem in the last 15,000 miles. Total mileage thus far, 93.. »
« I had the same experience on my '95 850. It leaked a few drops very early on and the new seal, which was replaced under warranty, has served very well for over 130,000 miles. -- Cheers, Steve He.. »

http://Hyundai-SantaFe.autoboardz.com/rear-main-seal-fixed-ftopict223354.html (rear main seal can't be fixed?)
'96 non turbo 5 cy glx 850glt volvo with 130k...highly maintained..developed a rear main seal leak...took to mechanic...returned dry...about 300 miles started leaking again...returned to mechanic...same deal....3rd time...just back last night...appears to have oil on case spit location on bottom o..
« Sounds like you need a new mechanic. There are anerobic sealers to put on the parting lines, after you clean them up, then re-install the rear seal retainer. I hope this helps. »
« Might be high crankcase pressure. Have the mechanic check the crankcase breather and/or pcv system. HTH Ben wrote: »