Re: 87 505 V6-Rear Main Seal
presslaff/bruce (yaleav@autobahn.mb.ca)
Tue, 22 Jul 1997 07:38:26 -0500 (CDT)
>I think I am losing an increasing amount of oil through a leaking
>rear main seal. I noticed the other days that my exhaust before the cat
>was smoking, which makes sense in the light that it's getting splattered
>with oil.
>
>If any of you out there has the shop manual for the V6, or just happens to
>know, I need to find out the "shop hours" it takes to change the rear mail
>seal. I would love to be able to wait until it time to rebuild the
>ZF224HP, but I would rather "plug" this leak now, and take the ZF off for
>a second time later.
>
>Any ideas?
The trans would come out like any 505 sedan. The main seal probably is
right in front of the flywheel or drive plate , pray because you sure don't
want to pull the engine to do this job. Before you get into it make sure
you crankcase breathers are free and clear as a plugged PVC system
will push oil out past even a new seal.
Bob Bruce