rearmain seal leak?
rearmain seal leak?
im leaking between the tranny and motor, havent had a super good look. i know the car goes thru oil, always has.original owner told me it was just valve cover gaskets. i leak puddles the size of pancakes when i stop for gas. also one time i was getting on it and i saw something spray from out from underneath my car while doing about 60mph. im losing alot of oil.
any suggestion on what i should do
any suggestion on what i should do
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From: Arab, Alabama
Car: 1988 Trans Am GTA
Engine: 350 4BBL
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.27
Re: rearmain seal leak?
Valve cover gaskets are not that hard to do, and not that expensive.
Change them or get them changed to take them out of the equation then see what you have left.
Re: rearmain seal leak?
Wow. Leaking that much will be easy to find. Everything you describe could be caused by valve cover gaskets. Especially the cloud behind you when you go up a hill at WOT.
Valve cover gaskets are not that hard to do, and not that expensive.
Change them or get them changed to take them out of the equation then see what you have left.
Valve cover gaskets are not that hard to do, and not that expensive.
Change them or get them changed to take them out of the equation then see what you have left.

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intake looks nasty too. the front, so im sure the back strip isnt much better
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From: Lexington, SC
Car: 1987 SC/1985 TA
Engine: 350/vortec/fitech
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 3.27 9-bolt
Re: rearmain seal leak?
Second on the valve cover gaskets, and check for the 'sofakingdom' leak.
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Car: 1987 SC/1985 TA
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Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 3.27 9-bolt
Re: rearmain seal leak?
No NOT messed up. It's the leak from the front of the block when the smog pump is removed and a short bolt is not installed into the mount hole that penetrates into the fuel pump pushrod bore.
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Re: rearmain seal leak?
no emission for me so not a big deal
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From: Arab, Alabama
Car: 1988 Trans Am GTA
Engine: 350 4BBL
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.27
Re: rearmain seal leak?
for "smog delete". Should be plenty of threads to read... Thread
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