What is a rear main seal?

[@devinbrooks136]

Thanks for that video, feel way more informed than I was previously. Found out my rear seal was leaking when I went for an oil change today.

[@Joniyah444]

Maybe a dumb question, but this seal puts up with a spinning crankshaft, and still holds oil in? Fascinating

[@RedEyedJedi]

A good mechanic will clean the area and be careful installing the new seal. Unfortunately not all mechanics are good mechanics and some will just install the new one without even bothering to clean the area. This is the problem most people face when needing work done to their car and is the main reason I taught myself how to fix cars.

[@AutoCareAcademy]

This is true, some mechanics would consider this a technical job and would not touch it.

[@Ruth_1_16]

I like in Chicago. I have a 2017 Buick encore and the shop I went to say they have to keep the car for 2-3 days and that’ll it’ll be $1,700. I know nothing about cars hence while I’m searching it up lol is that overly priced? 3:09

[@kyrey5468]

I have a 2018 Acura TLX and I took it to AAMCO and they quoted me $1,500 and said they would need the car 2 days. At first they wanted $1,650 but I asked if they had any Black Friday deals and they countered to do it for $1,500. AAMCO is very reputable and they are very busy in my city so I just went with it. Hope that gives you some perspective.

[@AutoCareAcademy]

This can be a very expensive job, depends on the car and how much time it takes to get in this area of the engine. Might be worth shopping around / checking reviews!

[@quinndouglas6957]

Why did you use a tourque rench to take the fly wheel off

[@AutoCareAcademy]

Using a torque wrench to take a part off would help us understand how many newton-meter's was set by the who installed the part :)

[@Abdul-mh5zh]

I have a very small leak, when should I be worried to fix it?

[@AutoCareAcademy]

Hey! What car do you have, what is the age and car mileage?

[@Kristen__King]

My mechanic said it’s be about a 12 hour job to replace my rear main seal. Is that possible?

[@AutoCareAcademy]

Which car do you have?

[@jibiel6546]

Question sir..if your car is automatic transmission...and your rear main seal is worn out.what oil will coming out there?is it ATF?or ENGINE OIL?

[@AutoCareAcademy]

Hey - this one is not easy to tell unless you pull out the transmission from the engine, then you would be able to tell easier where the oil leak is taking place. Before you do this however monitor your engine oil dipstick to see if the amount is deceasing? Also if you do have way of measuring and seeing how much transmission oil you have that would be helpful.

[@NotSure723]

Wow, this guy sure likes the sound of his own voice...

[@jibiel6546]

Question sir..if your car is automatic transmission...and your rear main seal is worn out.what oil will coming out there?is it ATF?or ENGINE OIL?

[@victorstoufer507]

No one answered you but it would be engine oil. The rear main seals the engine block. The next seal behind that would be the input shaft seal (front trans seal) and that holds in your ATF.