How much to fix the rear main seal on a 95 ssaab

rear main seal usually only leaks when the car is running. though oil will slowy drip off afterwards. now the best way to tell is to remove the heat sheild that covers the flywheel and look at it and at the flywheel . is the oil only on the engine side of the cover or is it inside the cover and on the fly wheel. the rear main seal will leak into the bellhousing and on the fly wheel the oil pan gasket will leak on the front of the heat sheild.

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former chrysler mechanic

old post (WHICH TRANSIMISSION? AND 2WD OR 4WD?)
its not bad, seen many replace mains for no gain,, vast....
on many forums.whe do that.(if a/t is oil ATF)
and were wrong every time.
the reaR VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKS, skipping 60k mile service is Reasn.
THE 2 DISTRIBUTOR O-RINGS LEAK , ALL DO THIS ,this OLD
a FACT
AND This oil then runs down back top of BELL
the finds the magic secret, suzuki bell vent (gravity is a beach)
and then runs into said vent and fools all owners that rear seal leaks(even me.... )

see this.
http://www.fixkick.com/engine/97-motor-pull/HTML/image_5.html

all that oil ,is VC gasket and distib 0-rings bad.
every drop..
this be first.
ask how to fix both , have links to all pages

Could be a couple of possibilities that you'll have to get into looking for. Rear oil pan seal, rear main seal or occasionally rear intake seal will leak down back side of engine. Wipe down motor or spray w/brake clean and watch for leak.

go to your local saab or gm autostore i would go to my gm store as you know gm own saab and fit it also fits this engine to saab get the oil seal for your lower distributer fit and it should be ok.adrian;;;

Check for any rips or tears in the rubber seal around the lift gate, also make sure the rubber seal has not came loose from the lift gate. Then check the mating area for any damage.

Check the rear main seal, very common cause of oil leaks in the Camaro.

Oil change interval has nothing to do with operating temperature. If your coolant is full, feel the upper radiator hose, when the vehicle is up to temp. if cool , thermostat is back from that hose,

Look for air bleeds, and read owners manual, some cars have coolant bleeds. Also, heater on high when filling coolant or risk bubbles...

My thought is that your fans may not be kicking in. They should cycle on and keep temp low enough. test them.

I've had the same problem on other GM V6 motors. You need to have the rear main seal replaced to fix the leak. GM was notorius for oil leaks in those motors since the mid-80's and never did anything to fix the problem.

First is it a front seal ,or rear main seal,(front seal,being were you see the pulleys and fan belts,,you have to look at the bottom pulley,follow the shaft to the motor,where the shaft goes into the motor is the front seal,the pulley and everthing behind it has to come out then you pull out the seal,auto zone actually has free tool rental that you can pull the seal,and a tool to put it back in,if a rear main seal its where the shaft from the transmission meets the back of the motor,youll have to pull the trannsmission back,check where you see the oil leek from,the front seal you can do if mechanically inclined,but if its the rear you should take to a mechanic,if this helps please give me a fix ya vote

this is a problem with the motor mechanism this can b fixed for about £150 including parts and labour i have done this repair to many of these cars for more info please contact me on [email protected]