[AT] OT - oil stop leak

[Mike M]

Thanks Phil,  Normally I'd agree with fixing it right, but I can't 
convince myself that sinking $1600 into a $5000 car is worth it. I have 
a feeling that this car is going to start nickle and diming me from here 
on out. It's been a great car, the only thing I've had to do to is are 
brakes and battery. Not bad for 165,000 mi.

Regards,
Mike M

On 2/15/2019 5:38 PM, Phil Auten wrote:
> Mike, Unfortunately, the rear main seal will have to be replaced. I 
> have no faith in the stop leak products at all. There is one possible 
> way to do it and that is to drop the pan and remove the rear main cap. 
> IF and only IF the rear main seal is two piece, you may be able to 
> slide the upper half out and slide the new half back in and then 
> install the new lower half into the main cap and reattach, tourquing 
> to spec. This is all dependent on the seal being two piece and the pan 
> can be removed with the engine still in the car. I know very little 
> about Toyotas and only a little about the FWD models. Good luck!
>
> Phil in TX
>
>
> On 2/14/2019 10:46 PM, Mike M wrote:
>> Hi, all, my wife has a 2010 Camry with 165,000 miles, it runs and 
>> drives like new. I noticed some oil puddles on the garage floor and 
>> when i crawled under it, it looked like it was coming from the 
>> transmission. Took it to the shop and they diagnosed as a leaking 
>> rear engine seal. Cost to fix it, $1600, they need to drop the engine 
>> and transmission. $140 is parts and the rest is labor. I'm not a big 
>> fan of stop leak products, but in this case, she can park on a piece 
>> of OSB to soak up the oil and Ill just have to check it more often. 
>> Has any one here have any experience with the stop leak products on 
>> the market? I really don't have much to lose.
>>
>> Thanks, Mike M
>>
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