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Old 03-07-2021, 07:36 PM   #15
yliu14
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Originally Posted by vanman23 View Post
The engine is out from a timing belt break. We've redone the heads but did nothing to the short block. There is no indication of a rear main seal leak. The engine has 170K miles on it. 05 OBXT AT



Should we let sleeping dogs lay?


Always change your rear main seal, pilot bearing, throw out bearing when you at that stage. Use OEM parts. You don’t want to pull the transmission out just for a cheap seal. Unscrew the plates at the back of the engine and reseal them by using black RTV.
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