Oil Leak on a 2.2 Options

[PHLCELICA]

I have an oil leak, giving out about a quart or so every 3 or 4 days. The leak seems to be coming from the rear of the engine closer to the passenger side. My mechanic changed the valve cover gasket and I still have this leak. The new assumption is the crank seal. The charge is 380 (which is what I paid for my motor swap).

Is the 2.2 known to leak from any other possible place besides the Valve cover and oil pan?

The real question is how hard is it to get to the crank seal on a 2.2 and am I being overcharged?

I trust my mechanic but I'm a bit skeptical on his price.

This post has been edited by PHLCELICA: Jun 16, 2008 - 3:24 PM

[Bitter]

stop leak for radiators is bad, think about if it clogs up the small hole in your radiator....its going to clog up all the other small holes in the cooling system. your cooling system uses small passages everywhere. the radiator itself is nothing more than a bunch of very small passages as is the heater core. stop leak reduces the amount of heat it can dissapate by clogging some of those passages up as well as your leak. make sure your heat works ok, ive seen with my own eyes peoples heat stop working after using stop leak.

as for in the oil, it makes the oil too thick. starting up in cold weather will be like trying to stir cold honey. its not like the radiator stuff, it thickens the oil and only thickens the oil you add it to. when you change the oil and dont add it, the leak will be back and as bad as before. infact the oil thickeners can make seal leaks like his WORSE by raising oil pressure!

This post has been edited by Bitter: Jun 16, 2008 - 7:58 PM