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Offline whiteandbronze4

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back of the engine
« on: July 12, 2012, 09:01:45 AM »
does anyone have pictures of the back of the 258 engine? i took my car to a garage recently to fix a rear main leak paid them $725 to fix it and it still leaks  :banghead:. I'm trying to figure out what else back there could be leaking.
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Re: back of the engine
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2012, 09:52:37 AM »
how about your valve cover? mine leaks but mine is plastic too.I wipe it up when I'm changing oil and tinkering,need to replace it though.
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Re: back of the engine
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2012, 10:54:40 AM »
Man, that's awful. Here's a pic I found on the net from this website http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f8/258-oil-leak-between-block-tranny-help-1006275/

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Re: back of the engine
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2012, 11:29:04 AM »
Quote from: whiteandbronze4 on July 12, 2012, 09:01:45 AM
does anyone have pictures of the back of the 258 engine? i took my car to a garage recently to fix a rear main leak paid them $725 to fix it and it still leaks  :banghead:. I'm trying to figure out what else back there could be leaking.

Well, ermmmmm , shouldn't they fix it right ?? I mean after $725 spent..........not bieng sarcastic, just would hope they would stand behind thier work.......
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Re: back of the engine
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2012, 11:38:39 AM »
A leaky valve cover will leak at the rear too, drips down and sometimes looks like a leaky rear main...
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Re: back of the engine
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2012, 12:57:27 PM »
Or they just botched the rear main install.
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Re: back of the engine
« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2012, 02:18:01 PM »
Or they didn't do it and claimed they did (I HATE ripoff shops!) PCV clogged will force oil out too.
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Re: back of the engine
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2012, 01:03:51 PM »
Thanks for all the replys. I Hope its the valve cover. I'm going to pull it off tonight and do a thurough cleaning back there so i can see If it is indeed coming from the back of the engine or from the back of the valve cover.
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