Getting rear main seal replaced - anything else to check?

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I'm getting my leaky rear main seal replaced by Nissan on Wednesday for around $560. They will also be replacing my front seatbelts for free under warranty (they don't retract automatically) and inspecting the driver's side strut as per the recent recall. Is there anything else I should have them inspect or replace while they've got everything disassembled for the rear main seal replacement?

What is the part # for the rear main seal for a 2001.5 VQ35DE 2WD A/T? The service advisor claims it would be around $60, I'm wondering whether it'd be cheaper to get from Courtesy Parts.

EDIT: Called my local dealer's part department, part # is 12296-31U20. $38.26 vs $60, time to order!


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you got got them to replace your seatbelts? wow, i want to get that done too, mines only retract when i push the belt up a little bit, usually it dosnt retract enough causing the part where you click it in to be slammed by the door

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Yea, they will replace both of my front seatbelts. They said they have to attempt cleaning before a warranty claim can go out but cleaning has not improved any of the seatbelts they cleaned yet so they will just skip that. Read this post.

I also decided to let the dealership supply any necessary parts, because if I supply my own seal and it leaks after replacement it'd probably be my problem since I didn't use my dealer's seal. Someone on NPORA suggested that, along with draining & filling my torque converter while the transmission was down. I will supply my own transmission fluid for them to do that.

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My service adviser misquoted the price - he thought I had a 3.3L engine. The cost blew up to $2000, but the service adviser was able to offer me a 10% discount. At $1800, still too much for a slow, small leak, so obviously I decided not to replace it.


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