Author Topic: Rear main seal is leaking on engine with less than 300 miles  (Read 3182 times)

Offline dfrazz

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Re: Rear main seal is leaking on engine with less than 300 miles
« Reply #15 on: January 29, 2016 - 05:30:49 PM »
How am I going to see where it is leaking from if I don't pull the bell housing.  If I do I do I run the engine to get the dye to come out.

Pick up the dye at local car parts store, put in it and run it so the dye can spread through engine.  Then look over the engine for the source to see if you can find it before you pull bell housing.  If you can't detect the source then pull the bell housing, etc to confirm the rear, plugs etc.  Either way, the dye will direct you right to the source so you aren't guessing.




Offline Kevin71

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Re: Rear main seal is leaking on engine with less than 300 miles
« Reply #16 on: January 29, 2016 - 06:16:50 PM »
Thanks for the advice.  I can do that this weekend.  I post back what happens.

Offline Kevin71

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Re: Rear main seal is leaking on engine with less than 300 miles
« Reply #17 on: February 03, 2016 - 05:23:50 PM »
The only place I am finding oil is at the bottom of the bellhousing.