JEFF88

rear main seal is leaking. any insight from someone who has done it on this car would be nice. 03 cl-s 6spd.

Moodist

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You need to take it to the dealer and see if it can be done under warranty. Also, there is a slight chance that the leaking oil got on the clutch and flywheel, it may need to be replaced. Do a search, a couple of people have had the same issue.

JEFF88

no more warranty due to miles, but i was thinking about the clutch and flywheel. ill def. look into it. thanks bro

fuzzy02CLS

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How many miles on it?

GreenMonster

Some other people w/ 6spds have reported this...

I've got 49.6K miles so my warranty is up... I checked for leaks before I brought her in for the 45K service...

mc_yanzo thought he had a rear main seal problem....

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169394

but it ended up being something else tho'....

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170770

Allout

I had mine done under warranty at around 27K. Since it was open, I upgraded to a Comptech Flywheel and replaced the pressure plate with a new stock one. Make sure your PVC valve is clean to avoid any excess crankcase pressure from building up. I think it's about $800 in labor to swap out the $10 seal. From what I understand, changing the rear main seal is part of the procedure when replacing a clutch nowdays.

If you're thinking of replacing your clutch at the same time which is a good idea to do, Competition Clutch may have something for us in the next few months as an alternative.
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=181700

BTW - I'm at 52K miles and I've got a new leak. I first thought that it was the rear main again but it turns out that it's on the gearbox side - probably on the input shaft. You may want to change that seal also if they're in there.

JEFF88

mine has 80k miles. thanks for eveyones comments, ill let everyone know when i do it.