Rear main seal worth fixing?

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11-15-2008, 02:41 PM

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How is the oil condition? recent change? what brand filter?
looked there for a leak? and the oil drain plug?

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11-15-2008, 04:07 PM

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How is the oil condition? recent change? what brand filter?
looked there for a leak? and the oil drain plug?

The oil is new, i changed it 3 weeks ago with fram synthetic filter,i checked for leaks on the filrter and plug but there's nothing there.

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11-15-2008, 04:10 PM

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well thats odd!
the metal line you found going to the rubber snout from the valve cover is what you want to check
remove it and make sure its clear all the way thru--shoot carb cleaner thru it, onto a rag

I removed the metal line on both ends(valve cover and air intake) Found no pcv valve.But I did find that there was a little oil on the inside of the rubber tubing.

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