rear main seal leak

I have an 89 camry 2.0 that has leaked oil out of the rear main seal sience

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My '96 -163,000ks leaks a small amount. I do know its because the seal lips have gone hard due to too few oilchanges earlier in its life.

Unless it becomes a real problem: too much adding and an environmental hazard, I'd be inclined to leave it and just check oil level regularly.

Jason

Years ago my 1990 6 cylinder got a new rear main seal at 140,000 miles. It was leaking on my garage floor so I wanted it fixed. $450 by an honest ex Toyota master tech mechanic. My 1997 camry 4 with 178,000 miles has no leak yet, I change my oil a lot and run the high mileage oils with some additive in it to soften and swell the seals...Not sure if it has had any effect on my rear main seal but it did stop my smoke on startup oil leaking past the valve stem seals at about 75,000 miles.

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Which type/brand of oil and additives did you use? And how often do you change oil?

Blackbird

I typically use Valvoline 10W-30 in my car and change every 3,000 miles. I've owned it since 60,000 miles and now it has 154,000 miles. I've never used any additives at all.

Pennzoil "high mileage" 10-30 oil. It has the additives built in...I have seen some kind of additive at NAPA that you can add to any oil. I change the oil/filter about every 3,000 miles or so using Purolator filters. My 1997 uses no oil between changes at 178,000 miles.

I was told today that I have a rear main seal leak (2000 VW Passat). I know NOTHING about this. However, need to ask a question. I parked my car on a sloped driveway for 2 days, and there was a spot on the ground, however it evaporated. Nothing there now at all. I'm now parking the car on level ground..no indication of a leak. What could this be? What leaks from from the rear main seal? Oil? Thanks!

Yes oil is what the rear main seal is there to stop leaking out. It is between the engine and transmission. What probably evaporated was water condensed from your air conditioning system. Try an additive that is added to the oil to soften and slightly swell the seal to contain the leak. NAPA parts sells some, use it on your next oil change.

debzado wrote: || I was told today that I have a rear main seal leak (2000 VW Passat). || I know NOTHING about this. However, need to ask a question. I || parked my car on a sloped driveway for 2 days, and there was a spot || on the ground, however it evaporated. Nothing there now at all. || I'm now parking the car on level ground..no indication of a leak. || What could this be? What leaks from from the rear main seal? Oil? || Thanks!

YOUR first mistake was buying the Passat. YOUR second mistake was asking for help in a TOYOTA newsgroup.

Try rec.autos.vw

I have a comment about Passats.... When I bought my 97 Camry my friend got a 97 Passat both new. I told him to get a Camry due to resale value and few problems. He liked the Passat better...Last year he gave the car to a relative as it needed $4,000 worth of work and was worth nothing on trade in. Paint was toast, many other small and large problems were in the car... Mine still looks and runs great with 181,000 miles on it. Just got back from a 1,000 mile round trip and it used just a tiny bit of oil. His never came close to even 100,000 miles...

Aren't we a friendly lot?

It seems to me rear seal are rear seals, and all work the same way.

Just those on Passats give way a little more quickly! That's why I have a Camry!