The other day when changing my oil, I noticed a leak coming from what looks like the main rear seal. It is not a major leak, however. My question is this: Is this something I should immediately change, or can I wait until I have some more time/money/inclination to change the seal?
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Leaking main rear seal
- Thread starter MinotJeep
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OT
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Jensen, UT
Hey guys, check out this thread,specifically my reply to the post. I've given the same advice to several people and the solution has helped tremendously.
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10091&highlight=rear+main+seal
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10091&highlight=rear+main+seal
pancake
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Seattle, WA
yeah, check the oil filter o-rings first...damn little buggers 
ReBeL XJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- spring hill tn
a leaking rear main isnt a big deal as long as you pay attention to your oil pressure and fill it when needed. mine leaked a quart a day for 5 months before i got it fixed. cost me 450 bucks. 50 of that was the seal and the rest was labor.
tom from boston
NAXJA Forum User
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- Dorchester, MA 02124
recently i was under my xj and thought the rms had finally lost it. it was leaking at a pretty good rate. then my mechanic looked about it and said "yeah it's leaking a little, but most of your oil's coming from there". the valve cover gasket was hosed. we replaced it and bingo very, very little leak now from the rms, much better oil pressure (though this one has me stumped) and i'm not going though any appreciable amount of oil. hurray.
-tom
-tom
