Front/Rear Main Seals?
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Front/Rear Main Seals?
Anyone know, roughly, how much it would cost to do the front and rear main seals?
Took my truck in because it's been leaking oil badly. Thought I had it fixed, guess not. Anyway, was told that the front and rear main seals were going bad, I'm thinking they're about gone.
Took my truck in because it's been leaking oil badly. Thought I had it fixed, guess not. Anyway, was told that the front and rear main seals were going bad, I'm thinking they're about gone.
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Rear main seal would require dropping the oil pan and the front seal would require draining coolant, pulling fan and water pump, then the front cover. Quite a bit of work. Don't know what someone would charge though. I'd say 8hrs of work @ what $50-65/hr + parts, just my guess.
86 is right around the change-over year for 1 piece rear main and if that is the case it will require pulling the trans or the engine one to fix it. Which is more time of course.
86 is right around the change-over year for 1 piece rear main and if that is the case it will require pulling the trans or the engine one to fix it. Which is more time of course.
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And that brings me to my next option... just making sure I keep oil on hand until I can get enough money to put a new motor in, unless something just up an fails on me. With all the work that it might entail it almost makes more sense to just put a new motor in. And if that's the case, then a new, or rebuilt, trans would be a good idea.
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Unfortunately, I don't have the right tools or place, though I certainly could make the time to do it if I had the tools and place.
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budhayes3, you bring up the next thing... if that's what's required, then -at least in my mind- it's a good opportunity to have my trans rebuilt, or put a new one in altogether.
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