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how much oil can come from a rear main seal?

tekeum

NAXJA Member #1203
Location
Jacksonville, IL
I changed my rear main seal a couple of weeks ago and put about 300 mi on it with no leaks. I was driving on the high way and saw alot of smoke comming out of the rear. when I looked uder the jeep there was oil everywere. I dont think the rear main seal can leak that much. do you think it could be the gasket?
 
tekeum said:
I dont think the rear main seal can leak that much. do you think it could be the gasket?

could be either...

hose it off/clean it...

crawl underneath it...

find it...
 
Go to a good parts store and get some oil dye. Put it in then run the Jeep for awhile. Now wait for it to get dark and crawl under the Jeep with a black light, you can now see where it's coming from.

Playing with black lights is fun.
 
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