Rear Main Seal trouble

[brian_wagner@sbcglobal.net (brian_wagner@sbcglobal.net)]

I always use a thin (and I mean thin) coat of blue rtv sealer.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken B" <Indiana_Red@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 10:31 PM
Subject: Rear Main Seal trouble


> The seal carrier comes off simple enough with the seal.  As I look at it,
> should the surface of the seal carrier have some kind of sealant on it
when
> it is bolted back to the block.  Especially the lower part that is outside
> the perimeter of the seal itself.  Including the bottom of the carrier
that
> sets on the top of the oil pan flange.  Seems like there is just metal
> (carrier) to metal (block) where there should be some type of leak
> prevention.  I guess I just dont understand that part very well.
> BTW I did see some evidence of hardened "goop" on the lower area of the
seal
> carier on dissasembly. That is also what got me thinking.
>
>
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