Hello All,
I have owned my car for about 5 years now and it was completely stock when I bought it. Shortly after, I had the rear main seal replaced. The mechanic showed me the main bearing cap and it had some wear marks on it. After about a year or so, the rear main started leaking again so I had it replaced a 2nd time.
Fast forward to today, I have been chasing random oil leaks like the oil pan, the turbo drain tube, valve covers etc. Still having serious leaks so I put some dye in the oil and I now see fresh oil coming out of the block in the crevice between the starter and block. One mechanic looked at it and said the rear main seal is leaking again, ugggh!!! He also advised that these are real pain in the asre to do correctly because they are 2 piece design. In addition, he said if the crank has some play it could be eating up the seals.
Question, if the main cap is showing wear, does this mean the crank has excessive play and is eating the seals or is the seal not being installed correctly? This would be the 3rd time the seal has been replaced in a 5 year period....
If the crank movement is the reason for the seal carnage, what would need to be done to correct it? What would be a rough cost of a bottom end rebuild?
Thanks,
Don
I have owned my car for about 5 years now and it was completely stock when I bought it. Shortly after, I had the rear main seal replaced. The mechanic showed me the main bearing cap and it had some wear marks on it. After about a year or so, the rear main started leaking again so I had it replaced a 2nd time.
Fast forward to today, I have been chasing random oil leaks like the oil pan, the turbo drain tube, valve covers etc. Still having serious leaks so I put some dye in the oil and I now see fresh oil coming out of the block in the crevice between the starter and block. One mechanic looked at it and said the rear main seal is leaking again, ugggh!!! He also advised that these are real pain in the asre to do correctly because they are 2 piece design. In addition, he said if the crank has some play it could be eating up the seals.
Question, if the main cap is showing wear, does this mean the crank has excessive play and is eating the seals or is the seal not being installed correctly? This would be the 3rd time the seal has been replaced in a 5 year period....
If the crank movement is the reason for the seal carnage, what would need to be done to correct it? What would be a rough cost of a bottom end rebuild?
Thanks,
Don