leaking oil pan

[originalsin]

ok so i pulled the flywheel off and my oil pan is leaking in the rear not like horrible leak, but not just a small drip. what can/should i do??? i mean how difficult is it gona be to reseal the pan with the motor in the car? or can i try just re-sealing that spot and then letting it hold over untill winter/next yr

[knightrider]

you could prolly get a way with just putting a little sealant on the outside of the pan, make sure to clean it off completely first, iirc the rear seal is a rubber one, its prolly hardened over the years, prolly time for a new one.

[originalsin]

bump

[float_6969]

CA's are known to have leaky rear main seals. Are you sure it's the oil pan and not the rear main seal?

[NeedCAforS13]

yep, CA rear main seals suck pretty bad... mine is less than 2 years old, and when I pulled my transmission to put my hks flywheel on, my rear main was already leaking! you'd think oem gaskets would last longer than that, but apparently not

Sean

[sideways danny]

never had a problem with crank seals, the sump has always been a nightmare. the flange bends very easily when you prise it off and you need to straighten it very carefully.

[originalsin]

well did it today, was a ***** by myself, ha, but i got it, and yes it was def the oil pan, like the rubber half moom in back was dry rotted to hell

[dvd]

hmm, so would it be better to run non synthetic on the ca18 since the rear main seals are known to leak? or would it not make much of a difference?