sbc 350 Rear Main Seal Replacement

[@RussellBooth1977]

Holden went to a neoprene rear main oil seal in the HQ Kingswood in all of Holden 6 cylinder & V8 engines & they went back to the rope rear main oil seals later on in the series 2 HQ Holdens I think just like the 179 cubic inch Holden six in the EH Holden had in it in 1964. A cut down 3.8 litre Buick LN3 (VN Commodore) rubber rear main oil seal can be fitted into the rope seal engines once the knurling has been removed from the rear main seal journal on the crankshaft. I had trouble sealing up an early 3.8 litre Buick LN3 V6 out of a VN Commodore with a rope rear main oil seal, apparently they didn't have a knurled rear main oil seal journal like the Holden engines did, they were getting repaired under warranty by Holden for leaking rear main oil seals & Welch plugs from what an ex Holden dealer mechanic told me. I can remember when my father was telling me that he had no luck doing a neoprene rear main oil seal replacement in his old 6 cylinder HQ Holden Kingswood wagon,his was a series 1 HQ Kingswood !

[@Cliterfish]

I ordered a new pan and cover and they dont seem to match up on the front