Hello!
My mechanic told me today I have a leak at the rear main seal, and in their opinion it is okay to wait with fixing it.
Fixing it involves taking off the transmission, which isn't cheap (quoted ~$1K - the bay area is expensive...). I'm wondering how to make a decision on this. I will degrease the area so I could monitor the leak, but am wondering what do others think?
I tried searching the forum and it seems like this is a relatively rare problem. Is it possible the leaky seal is a symptom of a different problem?
How likely is it that taking off the transmission and flywheel, and then replacing the seal, would do more harm than good? While the mechanic place is very reputable and I have had good experience with them so far, I am not sure how many sprinters they get to work on and it would suck if I ended up with a bigger problem.
Thanks and have a good long weekend!!
My mechanic told me today I have a leak at the rear main seal, and in their opinion it is okay to wait with fixing it.
Fixing it involves taking off the transmission, which isn't cheap (quoted ~$1K - the bay area is expensive...). I'm wondering how to make a decision on this. I will degrease the area so I could monitor the leak, but am wondering what do others think?
I tried searching the forum and it seems like this is a relatively rare problem. Is it possible the leaky seal is a symptom of a different problem?
How likely is it that taking off the transmission and flywheel, and then replacing the seal, would do more harm than good? While the mechanic place is very reputable and I have had good experience with them so far, I am not sure how many sprinters they get to work on and it would suck if I ended up with a bigger problem.
Thanks and have a good long weekend!!