Doing a bit of hunting on the shed ornament. Chasing a leak either sump gasket or rear main. I’ve attached a YouTube vid of what I recorded.
Around 40-50secs oil can be seen seeping slowly from sump bolt before the bolts that holds sump to rear main seal plate. Towards the end of the vid, the...
Hey all,
I'm looking at an auto Ecotec VT sedan that leaks a small amount of engine oil, but only during long drives (1hr+). The starter motor was replaced a few months back due to this oil leak flooding it in the past.
This screams rear main seal to me, but he said it was replaced a year ago...
Howdy guys, just a few questions as the ol vz likes to piss fluids and it’s starting to get annoying.
1. How hard is it to do the rear main seal (am mechanically minded and half decent on the tools) and any tips/tricks to make the job a bit easier
2. Basically the same as Question 1 but about...
I had a look on the forums and found this problem but not where someone had just rebuilt the engine and put coolant in without starting. My first thought was the rear main seal, gasket or housing but then I read that it can also be from the intake manifold gasket.
Had just put in approx 9L...
If you have an over heating problem or a oil leak between your engine and Gear Box you will find you may have to replace the rear main seal and plate, this job can be done by one person. I made a Video with a quick overview.
how to fix a over heating issue on a Holden commodore, Berlina...
Hey everybody!
Got a curious one for you, just to see if anyone knows before I ring Holden back and ask them during daylight hours.
I've got an L67 and I bought a new rear engine plate for it from Holden. It comes with the rear main seal installed already, but it's actually in backwards...
hey, i have a series 1 vn v6 motor, i know, they suck, but it was there when i bought it, i'm trying to replace the rear main seal, but i'm having trouble locating one, holden say they're obsolete, so i tried repco, i got a 2 piece rubber one which didn't fit, then they gave me one for a vp with...