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Just replaced rear main seal; still have an oil leak

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Old Jul 6, 2002 | 11:22 PM
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Just replaced rear main seal; still have an oil leak

There is oil coming from the bottom of my bellhousing and that semi-circular plate that attaches to the bellhousing. Within 6 hours of parking my car, there is a quarter-sized puddle of oil on the garage floor.

The problem is that I replaced the rear main seal Friday to fix the leak! I have a brand new Fel-Pro seal in there and the leaking continues. The two semi-circular gaskets behind the rear main seal (I don't know their names) were not leaking. My oil pan is dry so I don't think that the pan gasket is leaking.

Anyone have any ideas on what is causing this leak?
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Old Jul 6, 2002 | 11:25 PM
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I did just switch to Mobil 1 15W50 from regular 10W30 last oil change. This is stretching it because I just put the new seal in, but should I maybe wait a couple oil changes to do something, hoping that the leak will disappear?
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Old Jul 7, 2002 | 05:39 AM
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you sure it's not the oil sender leaking, intake, or a valve cover? all would drip and run down the back of the engine.
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Old Jul 7, 2002 | 08:01 AM
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another check....distributor..
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Old Jul 7, 2002 | 10:09 AM
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clean off all the oil on the engine and oi pan and then run it again watch for leaks. i sesond al the other problem areas mentioned above.
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