Main Seal Leaking
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Main Seal Leaking
Had 60k service performed today. The dealer explained that I have a leak in the main seal. Is there anything else I should have replaced while they are making the repair?
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Three Wheelin'
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From: north vancouver
agreed -
clutch - because it will fail before too long and the labour is efectively free if you are opening it up to replace the Rear Main Seal.
Intermediate Shaft Bearing using either the LN Engineering aftermarket or factory parts available from Pelican. This part is strongly believed to be a failure risk
Air Oil Seperator - it's easier to do with th etransmission out of the way. It's not likely to fail in a 3.6 litre car - but it is cheap so why not.
***That all said though...it's not worth going in just to repair the RMS. It's not hurting anything by leaking or weeping a bit. You have the option of leaving it as it is and waiting for the clutch to fail...then doing all that work.
clutch - because it will fail before too long and the labour is efectively free if you are opening it up to replace the Rear Main Seal.
Intermediate Shaft Bearing using either the LN Engineering aftermarket or factory parts available from Pelican. This part is strongly believed to be a failure risk
Air Oil Seperator - it's easier to do with th etransmission out of the way. It's not likely to fail in a 3.6 litre car - but it is cheap so why not.
***That all said though...it's not worth going in just to repair the RMS. It's not hurting anything by leaking or weeping a bit. You have the option of leaving it as it is and waiting for the clutch to fail...then doing all that work.
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Another vote to wait to fix it if it's only a small leak. Super common issue and doesn't really hurt anything as long as it's only a drop or two now and then. If you're getting puddles, then that's a different story.
Three Wheelin'
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I think it's less effort to remove the intake than it is to remove the transmission...and I think it's easier to do the AOS from up top with the intake removed so I'll wager that's what was done.
Both methods are a pain though..
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I think it's less effort to remove the intake than it is to remove the transmission...and I think it's easier to do the AOS from up top with the intake removed so I'll wager that's what was done.
Both methods are a pain though..
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agreed -
clutch - because it will fail before too long and the labour is efectively free if you are opening it up to replace the Rear Main Seal.
Intermediate Shaft Bearing using either the LN Engineering aftermarket or factory parts available from Pelican. This part is strongly believed to be a failure risk
Air Oil Seperator - it's easier to do with th etransmission out of the way. It's not likely to fail in a 3.6 litre car - but it is cheap so why not.
***That all said though...it's not worth going in just to repair the RMS. It's not hurting anything by leaking or weeping a bit. You have the option of leaving it as it is and waiting for the clutch to fail...then doing all that work.
clutch - because it will fail before too long and the labour is efectively free if you are opening it up to replace the Rear Main Seal.
Intermediate Shaft Bearing using either the LN Engineering aftermarket or factory parts available from Pelican. This part is strongly believed to be a failure risk
Air Oil Seperator - it's easier to do with th etransmission out of the way. It's not likely to fail in a 3.6 litre car - but it is cheap so why not.
***That all said though...it's not worth going in just to repair the RMS. It's not hurting anything by leaking or weeping a bit. You have the option of leaving it as it is and waiting for the clutch to fail...then doing all that work.
Three Wheelin'
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From: north vancouver
It depends on how bad the leak is. Weeping shouldn't be a concern at all, a drop once every few days I'd be pricking up my ears, a puddle of any description and it would need to be addressed.
Comes down to risk tolerance and finances largely.
