 oil leaking, has this happened to you |
 Mar 4, 2006 - 11:56 AM
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ok so my car has about 109000 thousand miles on it and i got a oil change on it. the guy at car boys told me to change out my rear main seal and valve cover gasket. my only question is how do i know if this guy is telling me the truth or if he went ahead and poured some dirty oil in places of my engine so id beleive him????
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Mar 4, 2006 - 3:38 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
one thing i learned about mechanics is that they really dont lie about what you need to have fixed. they only try to ripp you off on the price of the repair.
are you loosing a lot of oil? that would be an easy way to tell if you have a leak. the valve cover gasket is very easy, and you can do it on your own. rear main seal is a big job and involves taking off the tranny This post has been edited by lagos: Mar 4, 2006 - 3:42 PM -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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hotgoods23 oil leaking Mar 4, 2006 - 11:56 AM
lilsteeg wipe it off, drive it around then look at it Mar 4, 2006 - 12:36 PM nightryder keep an eye out for the oil pressure light while y... Mar 4, 2006 - 2:35 PM Jdog1385 yea just make sure it wasnt spilt oil from the oil... Mar 4, 2006 - 2:52 PM
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