VR Rear main seal

[Ute 94]

Hey

CAn anyone tell me if the VR V6 has either the rope type rear main or the rubber type? I am getting quotes to have it replaced & I am hearing numbers like $2000!!!

[s0sage]

rope isn't it?

and yeh $2000 is what they'll tell you.

the whooooollllleeeee motors gotta come out and its a gigantic pain in the arse to do. lol ... bad news for you mate.

if your not mechanically minded, find a quote of $1200-$1500 and grab it.
for that kind of money, consider just buying a replacement motor... your not far off it mate.

sorry to hear it dude!

[Cheap6]

VR V6 have a one piece rear main seal = 'box out only. Figure on about 3-4 hours labour (it will take less, but that's about the book time) plus seal, maybe $3-400?

[Ute 94]

THanks guys

Turns out even the Holden dealers don't know what's going on!! It ISN'T a rope seal its all rubber. We are talking about two or three drips overnight, but unfortunatly it's due for an inspection (just bought it). Will find out next week when all the other things are checked, I have had a quote for $500.00 so that's looking like the best option so far.

Steve

[markovr]

Yes for a v6 its a one piece rubber seal, not sure about a v8...maybe its rope. Drama is the seal has to installed a certain depth and has to square to crank so everything seals and of course gearbox and flywheel has to come of .

[bodgeydodge]

take out box get seal out with out marking crank tap seal in till flush with seal housing replace box end have fun

[markovr]

I think you have to careful when doing v6 one...have heard of horror stories of people doing it twice when first time job was one of those "she'll be right" and hope for the best and it wasnt.

[VR50ute]

Hey there. The v6(vr) has a rubber seal and is about $500-$800(engine in and gearbox out) and the v8(vr) has a rope and is upto $1000 if done with a "sneaky pete"engine in and $1200-$2000 with the engine out and crank removed.

[Boonz]

get ti done properly the first time because i learned the hard way and had to do it twice when i cut the rope too short and hoped for the best when it went back in the engine bay

[VR50ute]

Sorry didn't notice you were in Canberra. Gentech at mitchell are good and arn't to bad on price, BERCO are very good (I hear) but cost a mint.

[cracker]

the seal is only $15 its one piece and rubber do it ur self?
its not very hard ur only paying for labour. get ur self a work shop manual and have a stab.