How much does it cost to fix a rear seal oil leak?
This seal ensures that engine oil does not leak out. If it starts to crack or otherwise malfunction, you will be left with an oil leak. You will pay between $650 and $850 for this replacement. The labor should cost around $700, while parts are only about $35.
How bad is a rear main seal oil leak?
The possibility of a very fast leak is the biggest factor that makes it so dangerous to drive with a rear main seal leak. A fast leak can lower your engine oil level to dangerous levels very quickly and dangerously low oil levels can lead to permanent engine damage.
Does a rear main seal leak oil?
Unfortunately, oil can easily leak from the rear main seal due to its placement at the back of the engine. The dangers of rear main leaks are twofold. For one, a leaky rear main seal will rapidly drain the oil supply.
Why does my rear main seal keep leaking?
If your vehicle has worn main bearings, the rear main seal can actually leak because the crankshaft is able to move excessively inside the bearings which will stretch and move the rear main seal while the engine is running allowing oil to leak past the seal.
Where are the oil leaks in a Subaru?
The common Subaru oil leak problem areas are: 1 Rear of engine, PCV baffle plate 2 Front of engine, crank seal and piston access plugs 3 Valve cover/spark plug tube seals
What kind of sealant does a Subaru use?
The only other sealant that I could say is better is the Toyota FIPG black sealant, but they don’t sell it in a caulking gun tube like Subaru does. When replacing the baffle plate I always recommend to replace the rear main seal also, it just doesn’t make since not too.
What should I put on my Subaru Outback 2.5 gasket?
There should be no oil pan gasket on the 2.5 – should be just Fujibond or other appropriate RTV-type sealant. I bought my ’02 Outback 5-spd from a dealer (200 miles away) with a 90-day guarantee.
What makes a Subaru 2.5 SOHC engine leak?
Also need to point out that the spark plug tube seals are only a problem on the 2.5 SOHC and the 2.2L SOHC second generation engines. Subaru 2.5L SOHC valve cover spark plug tube seals are very common to leak.