subaru rear main seal · Aussieveedubbers

rocknrob · 13 Mar 2009, 7:19 pm

I'm losing heaps of oil...guessing its the rear main seal...whats involved in replacing it on an EJ22? been 20 years since i did this on V8s etc....🙅

rocknrob · 13 Mar 2009, 7:21 pm

oh yeah...any help appreciated...heheh😁

ian.mezz · 13 Mar 2009, 7:34 pm

rocknrob wrote:oh yeah...any help appreciated...heheh😁

send ratbug a PM he just did his, I think there is a seal and a plate with a gasket

rocknrob · 13 Mar 2009, 7:52 pm

so mainly...do i have to split the engine? or just pry the old one out and insert new one? thanx😎

Lovebuggy · 13 Mar 2009, 8:11 pm

I havn't done mine yet, but I am led to believe you can just pri it out with a screwdiver and tap a new one back in.

ian.mezz · 13 Mar 2009, 8:46 pm

rocknrob · 13 Mar 2009, 9:00 pm

cool...thanx guys👍

seagull · 14 Mar 2009, 1:04 am

The plate you see in this photo ( Black ) does not have a seal it is sealed with grey OEM sealent. You can get this from repco in a small tube .

The black / white cover plate in plastic seem to leek , while the ally ones dont.

PS get a factory rear main seal as well

rocknrob · 14 Mar 2009, 6:44 am

will do but going camping this weekend and taking 4litres of oil😁

OZ Towdster · 14 Mar 2009, 6:56 am

We also keep quality rear main seals in stock at CVD

ratbug · 14 Mar 2009, 9:20 am

Yeah I got mine out by attacking it with the few screwdrivers and levering it out. Just mkae sure you don't mark or scratch the crank or engine surface the seal goes onto. And, when you put the new seal in, make sure it doesn't go in too far, this is the reason I had to put a new one in grr, they don't bottom out, and the front of the seal should be pretty much flush with where it goes into the engine.

rocknrob · 16 Mar 2009, 4:56 pm

cheers ratbug...good information and Andrew...pm sent