rear main seal

97 Stang · 11-13-2002, 04:50 PM

What is the rear main seal. I hear people talking about checking leaks on older engines, and they always say to check it. Just wondering what it is.

Badass_yellowGT · 11-15-2002, 08:39 PM

the rear main seal is the seal located at the back of the engine which keeps the oil in. the crank runs through it they usualy don`t go but is still good to check it every once in a while .to get a good look at it or to replace it you will have to unbolt the tranny and remove the flywheel to get acces to it i`d say replace it if you upgrade your clutch definetly not hard to do if you don`t have any oil puddles on the ground or bad clutch slippage you should be good

11-13-2002, 04:50 PM	#1
97 Stang Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Albany, GA Posts: 52	rear main seal What is the rear main seal. I hear people talking about checking leaks on older engines, and they always say to check it. Just wondering what it is. __________________ 1997 Mustang GT 2001 GT heads MAC cat-back BBK H-pipe 4.10 gears

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11-15-2002, 08:39 PM	#2
Badass_yellowGT Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western,MA Posts: 254	the rear main seal is the seal located at the back of the engine which keeps the oil in. the crank runs through it they usualy don`t go but is still good to check it every once in a while .to get a good look at it or to replace it you will have to unbolt the tranny and remove the flywheel to get acces to it i`d say replace it if you upgrade your clutch definetly not hard to do if you don`t have any oil puddles on the ground or bad clutch slippage you should be good