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subaru rear main seal

rocknrob - March 13th, 2009 at 07:19 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.... :no:

rocknrob - March 13th, 2009 at 07:21 PM

oh yeah...any help appreciated...heheh :smilegrin:

ian.mezz - March 13th, 2009 at 07:34 PM

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Originally posted by rocknrob
oh yeah...any help appreciated...heheh :smilegrin:

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

rocknrob - March 13th, 2009 at 07:52 PM

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

Lovebuggy - March 13th, 2009 at 08:11 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 - March 13th, 2009 at 08:46 PM

rocknrob - March 13th, 2009 at 09:00 PM

cool...thanx guys :tu:

seagull - March 14th, 2009 at 01:04 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 - March 14th, 2009 at 06:44 AM

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

OZ Towdster - March 14th, 2009 at 06:56 AM

We also keep quality rear main seals in stock at CVD

ratbug - March 14th, 2009 at 09:20 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 - March 16th, 2009 at 04:56 PM

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