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Old 09-17-2006, 05:38 PM
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hey, i thought i fixed my problem but no. i found another spot of oil on my garage floor under my car. i found where its dripping from but cant find where the actual leak is. it looks like its coming from behind the clutch dust cover (or whatever that piece is called) but idk how it got there to begin with. any ides? here are some pics

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you can see where its leaking around the bolts[:@]
 
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Old 09-17-2006, 08:49 PM
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well i bought a oil pan gasket and some rtv sealant today, im gonna redo that soon hopefully. if thats not the problem idk what would be
 
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Old 09-17-2006, 11:39 PM
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any ideas??
 
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yes..its the rear main seal. Remember to buy the steel crank repair sleeve and tap it on the crank before you put in the new rear main seal. Bad thing is you have to pull the tranny to get to it.
 
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Old 09-18-2006, 01:42 PM
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yes..its the rear main seal. Remember to buy the steel crank repair sleeve and tap it on the crank before you put in the new rear main seal.
and this means what?
 
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it means if the rear main seal is bad, the crank probably has a slight groove in it and to buy the crank repair sleeve. have you not ever heard of this?

heres a link that shows what I mean IF your problem is the rear main

http://www.microsleeve.com/csrs.html
 
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Old 09-18-2006, 05:08 PM
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man, i dont wanna tear my whole engine apart, i was just hopin i had to replace the oil pan gasket and rtv, ill start with that and if that dont fix it, i guess ill have to go with your suggestion. thanks
 
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