DomP01

I have a 2007 V6 Manual, and I did a clutch job on it myself 9 months ago, and ever since there seems to be oil coming from between the bell housing and the block. I did swap out the rear main seal, and I had to replace the oil drain plug because the o-ring on it was messed up. I have narrowed it down to the oil pan seal or the rear main seal. I hate to have to remove the transmission and all of the goodies to replace the rear main seal and not to be the culprit. Here are some pictures on what I'm looking at:








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DomP01

PNYXPRESS

Why did you replace the rear main?

With seals and gaskets. You never mess with them unless they are leaking.

DomP01

Well I figured that since I was down there with the trans off I should swap that. What do you think the possibility that it may be the oil pan gasket instead of the rear main.

I thought I installed the rear main pretty well.

PNYXPRESS

You probably tore or misaligned the pan gasket replacing the rear main. This is why you don't replace parts unless they break, are leaking or are being upgraded with better.

You need to thoroughly clean everything under there with a degreaser and run the car for about 10-15 mins at a time to see if you can spot exactly where her leak is coming from.

A small amount of oil can create a large mess making it hard to see where it actually started .

Roy_R

Clean it all off, drive a few days and see where the oil is coming from.

DomP01

Ok I'll take a look see if anything out of the ordinary pops up.