Oil Leak In My 93 T78

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11-12-2003, 04:19 PM

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gdnimr0d

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hello!!!

11-12-2003, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by gdnimr0d' date='Nov 11 2003, 10:48 AM

ANDYNOGO!! where on the website link that you posted does it show me the diagram of how to get to the rear main oil seal....cant seem to find it thanks....oh and how would i diagnose whether it is the oil pan leak between the engine mounts IGY??cuz i dont want to do the rear main oil seal fix if i dont need it soo i just need multiple suggestions

If you pull the tranny and there is no oil around the rear main seal it is good, and its probably the oil pan. I took everything out just to find that it wasn't the rear main seal, because I didn't look behind the flywheel first.

11-12-2003, 07:32 PM

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ANDYNOGO!!

Yeah, yeah, you don't have to shout!

At the iluvmyrx7 website, the complete workshop manual for the FD is there. You have to download it all and then look in the engine section. Replacing the rear main seal is really easy, just hard to get there. Gearbox out (it's described in the manual transmission section of the manual) and note here that you may have to unbolt the pressure plate from the flywheel before removing the tranny if you can't pop the circlip.

You can then remove the flywheel (I await your next post titled "How the F#@$k do you get the flywheel off?")and pry out the old rear main and put a new one in.

Word of warning- if you do take the tranny out, make 100% sure the clutch circlip is back on right or you will have to R&R the box again...

Take the inspection cover off the bottom of the gearbox, shine a torch up and see if you can see the oil leak from up and behind the flywheel (I don't know if it is easy or not- you may have to use a mirror).

As IGY said, it could also be the oil pan at the engine mounts. You may want to clean everything with brake clean or similar first and then run the engine with the car on a hoist and see if you can locate the leak. If it's the pan, you need to lift the motor or drop the subframe a bit to get at the bolts. You'll need to take of the motor mounts and pan, clean everything so it's spotless, then chuck on wads of RTV grey silicone or similar.

OKAY!!?? Sorry, okay?

11-12-2003, 07:40 PM

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gdnimr0d

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sweet thanks andy...i will surely have a new post for you once i get going on fixing the leak i wont be able to do anything this weekend so expect some crazy *** post next week thanks man peace out