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Old 08-03-2009, 03:36 PM
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420 SEL Rear main estimate

Hello out there!
I own a beautiful 90' 420 SEL and it has been diagnosed with a leaking rear main. What is a good ball park estimate for the cost of the repair assuming nothing else is wrong and it's a straight forward remove the tranny job?

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Old 08-04-2009, 02:08 AM
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Sorry, do you mean your differential is leaking? It depends on where and how bad it is. If bad, I think rebuilding is not possible. But if not too bad, some might live with it and add oil on a regular basis.
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Old 08-04-2009, 02:31 AM
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I think you are talking about the rear main seal at the crankshaft.

On a later engine like that one I think it can be done with the engine in the car (and the trans out, of course). On earlier (maybe <85? W116) engines - no.
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Old 08-04-2009, 10:25 AM
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Rear main at the crankshaft

Yes it is the rear main at the crank shaft. Along with the estimate, is it possible to just live with it or is there a catastrophic failure in the near future?

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