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The Mighty 258 => The Engine => Topic started by: whiteandbronze4 on July 12, 2012, 09:01:45 AM

Title: back of the engine
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: back of the engine
Post by: philotomy 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.
Title: Re: back of the engine
Post by: eaglefreek 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/

(http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/8308/jeep42lenginefromrear.jpg)
Title: Re: back of the engine
Post by: 68AMXGOPAC 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.......
Title: Re: back of the engine
Post by: Jurjen 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...
Title: Re: back of the engine
Post by: AMC of Houston on July 12, 2012, 12:57:27 PM
Or they just botched the rear main install.
Title: Re: back of the engine
Post by: carnuck 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.
Title: Re: back of the engine
Post by: whiteandbronze4 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.