Rear Main Oil Seal Leak on 2010 Toyota RAV4

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Жыл бұрын

How to spot oil leak from rear main oil seal

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@stephenzies8867 Жыл бұрын

A Cheap Fix That Stops Those Seal Leaks Is AT205 Oil Additive You Add it To The Engine With The Engine Oil. It Swells The Seal And Stops The Leak. it Needs To Be Added At Every Oil Change. Way Cheaper Then Pulling It Apart On A High Mileage Vehicle. It's Worth A Try. Nothing To Lose.

@pedrofernandez8729 Жыл бұрын

I had that done to my Corolla and the part was like $20 labor was more than $400. Worth trying the AT 205.

@billsimpson604 Жыл бұрын

A tiny leak like that around a rubber seal is the perfect candidate for a few ounces of AT-205. It stopped my power steering pump shaft leak. I crawl under the old Expedition every few days, expecting to see a little transmission fluid, but so far after several months it is dry under there. It swells rubber a tiny bit.

@thisoldmobilehomeinthewood8434 Жыл бұрын

I agree with other posters, that vehicle seems to be a good candidate for AT-205, it just might stop the leak, I know it’s not a permanent fix but they may get another year or two out of it, to put a new seal in instead would cost a small fortune and the car has so many miles on it. I have used the AT-205 on my own personal cars and it worked great, it’s worth a try:) Thanks for making these videos:)

@TheWwong Жыл бұрын

KZfaqr Project Farm just tested AT-205 on his channel and showed good results compared to other similar products. Yes, definately worth a try.

@transformer889 Жыл бұрын

Scotty Kilmer also recommends AT-205 which is a rubber rejuvenator, it fixed the leak from my steering wheel rack.

@dalephillips8250 Жыл бұрын

AT 205 also causes more friction/wear between parts....so weigh that in your decisions

@transformer889 Жыл бұрын

@@dalephillips8250 The guy told the customer to junk the car, at this point what the owner has got to lose.

@Charlie_Crown Жыл бұрын

@@transformer889 exactly 👍

@MarzNet256 Жыл бұрын

Hey Peter. I've heard that adding a bottle of AT-205 to engine oil can sometimes slow the leak.

@GustavoSantos-ep5jx Жыл бұрын

Even though this is a tough job your voice is very soothing

@whotfismisha Жыл бұрын

great vid. found same leak on my scion tc. you confirmed everything, thank you

@HouseCallAutoRepair Жыл бұрын

Ugh!!!! As soon as you pointed at the pink crusties, I could smell it!!! (My Corolla radiator is seeping, so the smell is fresh in my mind)

@kevinthomas2508 Жыл бұрын

Peter im patiently waiting for your sauerkraut recipe 😅

@njsongwriter Жыл бұрын

Aren't you in error when you say the 2AR-FE 2.5 liter engine had piston ring problems and oil consumption issues? Wasn't it instead the 2.4 liter, 2AZ-FE engine that was problematic?

@patrickthomas6170 Жыл бұрын

Starting 2009 the 4 cyl engine is 2ARFE WHICH IS BETER THAN 2AZFE which leaks rings

@marklangston4469 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I have a 2010 RAV4 with the 2.5 liter 2ARFE and uses no oil between changes every 5k miles, Pretty decent motor from my experience

@jasonoshima6839 3 ай бұрын

2017 Rav4 here with 75,000 miles and this exact type of rear main seal leak. Oil changes were done every 6 months, but now have to deal with this insane repair. Toyota quality has really fallen off, as the blower motor and two door actuators have already failed on this same car :(

@DixieGeezer Жыл бұрын

$1500 to supply/install a $30 oil seal. Great work Toyota Engineers.

@ianbutler1983 Жыл бұрын

I don't know how else it could be built. Can you think of one?

@bigfootswatching9986 Жыл бұрын

Compare to Ford/Gm/Dodge..........they won't last even 20k w/out any issues!!

@DixieGeezer Жыл бұрын

@@bigfootswatching9986 I've got a 2002 tundra with a small rear crank leak..not worried. Truck has 289K...runs great.

@bigfootswatching9986 Жыл бұрын

@@DixieGeezer Grandma...can I please have that from ya?

@douglloyd3802 Жыл бұрын

Did you remove the skid plate? My RAV4 has a skid plate that covers this area and it is hard to see the leak, the leak comes off the edge of the skid plate. I have also already replaced the coolant Y hose, this part is defective and should have been recalled. the small coolant hose just snaps off and then you are stranded without coolant. overheating the engine and possiblibly ruining the head gasket.

@Abdul-mh5zh Жыл бұрын

Am about to do an engine flush, do you think that will make my lil rear crankshaft leak gets bad?

@jibiel6546 Жыл бұрын

That was same issue on my rav4..but im just curiuos..on my issue atf was coming out from there(ref fluid).but your video is engine oil coming out?(dark oil)

@musicgroup6987 11 күн бұрын

2017 with 75,000 miles same problem, traded it.

@craigiefconcert6493 Жыл бұрын

Petr, what if they tried AT-205 reseal?

@JetP20 Жыл бұрын

I have the 1arfe with the same issue, 135000 miles, i tried at205 and didn't really help since it gets over diluted and when the engine is hot it vaporates.

@sfmedic100 5 ай бұрын

Is it critical to fix a small rear seal leak if there are no other issues being noticed?

@ialafroz 7 ай бұрын

How bad is it if it's just a tiny leak?

@caseyjames5412 Жыл бұрын

I did a rear main seal on my 07' corolla when I was changing the clutch and the dealer charged me $50 for the seal.

@pqtpat7734 Жыл бұрын

So they’re just going to add oil once in awhile and keep driving?

@drawbridge611 Жыл бұрын

LOL, reminds me of an old Pontiac V8 I had decades ago. Burned oil and leaked oil from the rear main. Every 200-300 miles, time for another quart. I used to keep spare bottles in the trunk. Back then, engines used under moderate loads/RPMs were good for (maybe) 80-100K before they needed new rings and/or valve seals. And, rear main seals weren't that big of a job, either. Of course the oil back then was junk compared to what we have now.

@patrickthomas6170 Жыл бұрын

Valve cover gasket looks pretty sorry too with leakage . That job not bad for this “ pretty baby”

@gemeinschaftsgeful Жыл бұрын

She should try AT 205 and see if it conditions the seal.

@phillippardo5712 11 ай бұрын

My 2grfe is leaking from the same area. I had zero leaks prior yo using amsoil. I messed up and didn't get the high milage version. I think the oil is ehat caused my leak. Please any thoughts will help!?

@johnh7058 Ай бұрын

Amsoil is pure synthetic. Synthetics and low viscosity (0W/20) oils will worsen an existing leak.

@sideshowhomer9056 Жыл бұрын

Always quote the job times 2 in case it still leaks. I hated doing rear mains due to too many other age factors. Thanks

@betavirus11 Жыл бұрын

294k on my of scion xb still no leak from that gasket lol

@efil4kizum Жыл бұрын

#257# thanks, Petr

@gemeinschaftsgeful Жыл бұрын

Owner might want to do an engine compression test. If engine is good, a 1000$ repair may be worth it for a vehicle that's good for another 5 + years.

@njsongwriter Жыл бұрын

Agreed...

@gam85191 Жыл бұрын

A bit of AT-205 and should hold for a bit and give them time to save money ;)

@rightlanehog3151 Жыл бұрын

Petr, News of this leaking oil seal on a Friday has ruined my whole weekend ☹

@williamtukeyjr3661 Жыл бұрын

I don't see any leak Pete.

@vVeazel Жыл бұрын

AT-205 blew up my engine costing $45,000 in repairs. Just to go against the bots promoting it.

@andyg5004 Жыл бұрын

Very poorly maintained and the coolant hasn’t been changed

@markkrispin6944 Жыл бұрын

Such a shame. I change my oil and filter every 4,500-5,000 miles on my Toyota hybrid. Going to get my transmission serviced at 60,000 miles