* **rarity:** rear main seal failures are uncommon on the 3.6l engine I recently got the rear main seal kit replaced and the jeep is still leaking * **possible causes:** some speculate that additives like seafoam could thin the oil, potentially causing leaks, but this is not confirmed
Engine rear main seal oil leak | Jeep Wrangler Forums (JL / JLU
* **troubleshooting:** before assuming it's the rear main seal, check for oil leaks from the.
I have a remarkable rear main seal leak after 2 attempts to fix it alex05 oct 18, 2023 advice jeep 4.0 rear main seal 1 2 next
I replaced the rear main seal when i got my jeep and it seemed like the leak stopped for about a month or so Now the leak is back and getting bigger everyday However, this time when i look at it it doesn't look like it's coming from the rear main seal Many of the main seal leaks are caused by the dealer overfilling the oil at oil changes
There have been thousand and thousands of dealers that have put 6 quarts of oil in the jl at oil changes This causes excessive pressure in the crank case and there goes your main seal. If you suspect a rear main seal leak on your jeep wrangler jk, especially after an oil change, consider these possibilities * **oil cooler leak:** several users suggest that the oil cooler, located on top of the engine, is a more common culprit than the rear main seal
Oil leaking from the cooler can run down the back of the engine, mimicking a rear main seal leak
