Nooooo!!!!

 

No...

 

do one

 

Don't put the fear of god in the poor lad lol. Can't see the motor being toast after 1600 miles

 

Why would the drip drip mean it's toast? Is been parked since Nov and there's a puddle the sizeof a 3x5 note card

 

a seal leaks from being stretched or lack of lubrication worn main bearings just setting there it should not leak

 

Rear main shouldn't be leaking from lack of lubrication unless he installed it dry and it got torn right away. I'd bet it's not installed flush or something stupid like that. Either way, a rear main leak will never get much worse than a couple drops at a time, there's just no pressure behind it to force out a lot of oil.

 

now joe im just gonna call bs on that it wont get worse if the seal is leaking it will get worse if it is leaking from lack of lubrication on install it will get worse if its leaking from excessive crank case pressure it will get worse if the main bearings have worn and the crank is wearing on the seal it will get worse if the seal was installed crooked it will get worse

if you look close you can see the top ring



rear main out of same engine

 

I don't remember if I even lubed the seal, I do remember seeing how easily it wiggled around and was worried about it being on correctly

 

No lube no bueno. John lays that lube on thick, real thick when he does em.

 

Ah dammit. The one thing I remember him telling me about the seal is, to change it with the crank in the car requires a special tool

 

Hmm don't know. Have to let him chime in on that one. I remember him mentioning before that you couldn't do it in the car.

 

Dammit. I should line up a weekend with a machine shop ready, take the crank out have the key extended, put a new seal in and put it back together. I really don't feel like doing that but it seems it has to be done

 

I think you just wanted to say that

 

there is a j tool for remove and replacing the rear main seal with the engine still together and in the car you just need to pull trans

 

I'll look into that oil situation further this weekend. As for the ATI. .....I have been putting much thought into it and have decided to hold off on putting it on until I can get my keyway extended

 

you never go in dry! might as well pull it and have the ati and the seal done

 

Pull trans and clutch/flywheel, swap out rear main, clean up mess, put trans back in, enjoy. I've done it on B series plenty of times Yes I know these are not hondas.

 

So if I understand correctly, if I installed with not enough lube it could have heated and stretched?

 

not heated and stretched Ive seen them get stretched on install or installed crooked

 

Would J tool only be used on removal? Then lube the new one and pop it in like a **** star?

 

No special tool needed to replace the seal when the engines out though right? glad i'm reading this since i'm gonna be installing my new seal on saturday. just use lots of assembly lube?

 

No, the j tool also is for install. Without it the seal wont go in properly and can cause the pressure to just blow it back out.

 

faak. what is this j tool where do i get i -_-

snags the whole way in this build i swear to god lol

 

Your crack is out your good