Unaizm

Ok so I took it to the dealership for a oil change and requested a MPI report. In it they told me to replace the crankcase rear main seal as well as the oil pump gaskets. They quoted me 2500 for each leak (insane) so I took it to my local trusted mechanic and he says it’s a oil pan leak. Could it be that the dealership mistook the oil pan leak as both of those? Because my mechanic didn’t see any other leaks. He’s quoting me about 300$ for the fix . Thoughts please?

lovic87

Can you go back to your tech and have him show you exactly where it's leaking? Really your best bet is to clean things up the best you can with brake clean, and depending how bad the leak is, either let it run til warm and then look for the leak (potentially very time consuming) or drive it for a couple days and then get to your trusted shop and have him show you the leak. Or at least, that will make it a bit easier for him to positively identify that it is the oil pan gasket.

6spd-GERCO

Grab one of these, this makes finding leaks pretty easy.

Tracerline Complete LeakFinder Kits TP-8621

Unaizm

ok I will do that. Do you think that the Lucas stop leak stuff would help in this case? It does say rear main seal on the bottle.

08KBP_VA

Im sure ill be "corrected" here but please dont use that crap. Find real source of the problem before using that stuff

thoiboi

replace PCV valve before replacing rear main seal

Joecop67

What is an MPI report? Google was of no help.

Unaizm

multi point inspection

Unaizm

I went to him today and he told me it was the rear main seal . Couldn’t see it myself because we were both in rush but he said it would be around 450 to do the seal and the motor mounts . I found a product called blue devil rear main sealer . It’s not as thick as Lucas. Do you think I should try this before getting it fixed?

WDPanda

DO NOT ever put anything into the oil filler hole except engine oil. Those crappy lucas type fix it fluids are scary. Check out some youtube videos of that crap. And don't rush a diagnosis, do it again. The rear main requires alot more work than even a timing belt job people here pay too much for. It should be leaking where the transmission meets the engine.

thoiboi

Stop with the snake oil magic "fix all" additives It won't work or else we would have suggested it

quantum7

How bad is the leak?
Some leaks are just best left alone if they are minor enough.
I have had a oil pump leak for about 4 years. Acura wanted $1600 to fix. I have left it alone and just monitored my oil levels. Not a problem for the past 100,000 miles. Cost = $0

Unaizm

quantum7

very minor dripping. I just find some oil around the oil drain plug (not leaking there, just drains to lowest point). I do not get drips on garage floor and oil is not down between changes. I do smell burning oil at stop lights etc, but for $1600 I would still not do the repair if it were only a few drips per day. My car has over 250,000 miles so obviously not doing a big repair. I asked about combining the labor when they did the timing belt at 200,000 and they offered a couple of hundred off....I said no thanks.
Good luck