Rear main seal leak
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Rear main seal leak
So ever since I bought our 2000 GS300 it has leaked oil from the rear main seal. I keep an eye on the oil and add accordingly. Does anyone know of a way to change the seal without removing the tranny? My neighbor says he has done it on older cars without removing the tranny completely. I don't think thats possible. Any thoughts?
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So ever since I bought our 2000 GS300 it has leaked oil from the rear main seal. I keep an eye on the oil and add accordingly. Does anyone know of a way to change the seal without removing the tranny? My neighbor says he has done it on older cars without removing the tranny completely. I don't think thats possible. Any thoughts?
Keep me posted, I always like to learn something new.
Drop the tranny and be done with it.
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So ever since I bought our 2000 GS300 it has leaked oil from the rear main seal. I keep an eye on the oil and add accordingly. Does anyone know of a way to change the seal without removing the tranny? My neighbor says he has done it on older cars without removing the tranny completely. I don't think thats possible. Any thoughts?
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So ever since I bought our 2000 GS300 it has leaked oil from the rear main seal. I keep an eye on the oil and add accordingly. Does anyone know of a way to change the seal without removing the tranny? My neighbor says he has done it on older cars without removing the tranny completely. I don't think thats possible. Any thoughts?
Unless he's done it on this particular car, or at least a sibling platform, I think someone making broad generalizations about car repair reveals their ignorance of automotive technology.
A modern service tech, for any car, always pull up the repair instructions to review it, not just wing it. Even for an oil change, they bring it up to confirm that he's pulling the right plug.
I personally don't know, but I'd still want someone competent to do the repair. In other words they've done this specific repair before, or they'll smart enough to follow the repair instructions. If they have done this a zillion times and figured out a way to do able to do it efficiently, more power to them. They've earned whatever they've saved over the book hours.
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rear main seal / oil leaks
I went to the exhaust shop today to have my exhaust looked at and found out I have a rear main seal oil leak and a leak from my engine oil plug. Can anyone offer more information regarding the cost and or difficulty to replacement of these item? I have a 2004 Gs 300, I would appreciate any info. thanks Much
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I went to the exhaust shop today to have my exhaust looked at and found out I have a rear main seal oil leak and a leak from my engine oil plug. Can anyone offer more information regarding the cost and or difficulty to replacement of these item? I have a 2004 Gs 300, I would appreciate any info. thanks Much
Where in Florida you're. I have a good mechanic to work even in the toyota and lexus dealer here in Orlando and now has his own workshop. It is very responsible with the work he does to his client and he takes off the tranny to the car to change the rear seal. Not like some neighbors. LOL It's the first time I read such nonsense. It costs no choice but to laugh at that.
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