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xjredneck
06-20-2010, 02:20 PM
in need opinions!!! so i replace my rear main seal or have ashop do it i know how its just is it worth the time to do it or have my mechanic do it???im only leaking maybe a quart a week so should i run a heavier oil for now??? any advice
msmoorenburg
06-20-2010, 02:37 PM
I'm gonna be doing my own check this link out it may help you decide

http://go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoRearMain.htm
cantab27
06-20-2010, 05:25 PM
I'm gonna be doing my own check this link out it may help you decide

http://go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoRearMain.htm

thats the link i followed when i did mine.... heres a couple of pics when i did mine
http://www.xjtalk.com/showthread.php?t=2360....
ParadiseXJ
06-22-2010, 03:41 PM
in need opinions!!! so i replace my rear main seal or have ashop do it i know how its just is it worth the time to do it or have my mechanic do it???im only leaking maybe a quart a week so should i run a heavier oil for now??? any advice

Running a heavier oil won't do squat. I've done my own on both rigs because I was quoted $550 for labor. Since I don't make $550 per day...I figured I'd be money ahead blowing a day on it. If you make $550 a day...take it in.
93gc40
06-22-2010, 04:51 PM
Running a heavier oil won't do squat. I've done my own on both rigs because I was quoted $550 for labor. Since I don't make $550 per day...I figured I'd be money ahead blowing a day on it. If you make $550 a day...take it in.

Same reasoning I use for Jeep repairs.