main seal repair costs?

[shanebo]

I have a bad habbit of losing, lending, and leaving behind my tools. I used to be a die hard snap-on and mac fan but after loosing a bunch $100.00 hand tools I now fancy myself a harbor freight guy

[vangremlin]

I paid about $400 to an independant (i.e. works out of his shop at his house) mechanic to change the rear main seal.  He did it by dropping the front axle and worked underneath the car.

He did a nice job, problem was that wasn't where the leak was.  Turns out there was a crack in the block near the left rear that would open up when the engine was torqued.  So I bought a 258 out of a jeep for $300 and installed it with a friend.  So it may be cheaper to replace the engine than the rear main seal 

[Gil-SX4]

$400.00 sounds like fair price.

[Pat]

For what it's worth, a shop I go to sometimes here quoted me about $500.00 estimate for the job. Mine still leaks for $500.00 I can afford a couple qts. every 100 miles. Plus I HAD planned on getting a 360 installed anyway. Still unsure what the status is on that.