Replacing the rear main seal on my 2000 Honda Civic

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Replacing the rear main seal on my 2000 Honda Civic

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Rocket Garage and Service

Күн бұрын

In today's video, I am replacing the rear main seal on my 2000 Honda Civic

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@ptitheprodigy 7 ай бұрын

Don’t let the comments stop you bro keep going these haters want to do the job on their own but want a perfect play by play if they want to watch someone’s every move pay the mechanic to watch him. Great video bro, replaced the oil pan gasket twice, first time didn’t seal right. Second time all good but still leaking oil dripping on the bottom of trans. Probably rear main seal oh well fun weekend project. Thanks for the video bro

@RocketGarageService 7 ай бұрын

Thank-you for the motivation and the comment!!!!

@ptitheprodigy 7 ай бұрын

@@RocketGarageService God bless you fam

@codyt.346 10 ай бұрын

13:45 I replaced my driver side CV shaft over this last weekend and it was a disaster too. The pickle fork destroyed my lower ball joint boot and I replaced it. I probably should’ve swapped only the boot, But I had it pressed out and a new one in.

@RocketGarageService 10 ай бұрын

Dang man, thats tough. Was you able to finish it?

@leeroach3381 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful Thank you

@RocketGarageService Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!!!

@martysmith7803 2 жыл бұрын

Seven and a half minutes into a 24-minute video and he still hasn't started working on the car. I give up. (I did hear his entire philosophy of life, though, so there's that I guess.)

@RocketGarageService 2 жыл бұрын

Dude!!! Thank-You!!! No sarcasm. This helps me out so much on how I edit videos. I rewatched the video after this comment. And I agree with you. I could have trimmed a lot of the extra content off. I going to figure it out.

@Franknpipe 2 жыл бұрын

I don't mind the 7.5 min monologue/philosophy intro 😁 B/c it humanized this whole miserable process of changing a rear main seal / machines ruling over our lives.

@thehouseofcrumblingidols2694 Жыл бұрын

KZfaq comments bring out the absolute worst in people. You do realize that you're just sharing your *opinion* right? You can share that *opinion* without being an asshole to the guy who spent his own time, money, and energy making a video to benefit YOU. Grow up dude.

@bigboyhours6473 Жыл бұрын

@@thehouseofcrumblingidols2694 your account is cringe

@prophecyrat2965 Жыл бұрын

@@Franknpipeslaves to machines

@DIYKAI 2 жыл бұрын

love my red fuel tools

@RocketGarageService 2 жыл бұрын

Dude my 3/8 M12 impact is my MVT (most valuable tool)

@johnchakowski3369 2 жыл бұрын

What would the cost to have a shop replace the rear main seal on my 99 Honda Civic?

@RocketGarageService 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure, didn’t want to find out

@Franknpipe 2 жыл бұрын

Tire places will do it for $500. Honda dealers charge upwards of $1300.

@Vale-ql6wm Жыл бұрын

@@Franknpipe Firestone just told me $800. Guess I should start looking around if I can save 300+!

@Franknpipe Жыл бұрын

@@Vale-ql6wm but $500 was before hyper inflation. & Honda dealers are now charging $1500+, unfortunately. I ended up doing it myself, with a lot of help from a mechanic friend. Changed out the rear main seal, oil pan gasket, torque converter seal, and both oil seals on the transmission where the CV axles go in. My '00 Civic is running great now.

@garagemonkey526 Жыл бұрын

Yawn. Monologue. Didn’t really show the work either

@RocketGarageService Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the comment. It really does help me.

@jazzbox35 Жыл бұрын

Was your oil pooling on the bottom of transmission? I think my car has a leaky main seal ('97 Civic) and a leaky oil pan. The car has 395k miles (I bought it new). It seems like I could have a shop do the main seal and oil pan replacement at once. It's too advanced for me now.

@RocketGarageService Жыл бұрын

Yeah it all over the transmission area.

@jbh.6257 9 ай бұрын

How much did they quote you??

@jazzbox35 9 ай бұрын

@@jbh.6257 It's a 6 hour job

@jmpesantez1426 2 жыл бұрын

Bla, bla, bla and more bla, bla

@prophecyrat2965 Жыл бұрын

Good video I have the same problem on my 2000 civic ex.

@RocketGarageService Жыл бұрын

Thank-you for the comment. My feedback on this video, isn't usually so positive. Not the typical How-to video. Just me just trying to share info.

@aidankersey3794 Жыл бұрын

same with my 1999 honda civic ex not sure if I should do it myself

@michaelMMs 2 жыл бұрын

Question, r u suppose to make the seal flush or all the way in

@RocketGarageService 2 жыл бұрын

I did it flush with the metal plate it was installed in. Just really paid attention to the way it was installed before removing it.

@jesseyriley6931 Жыл бұрын

I have a 2000 Civic ex with 182,000 miles. It’s my daily driver. The rear main seal is starting to leak. My independent Honda mechanic said $1,200 to do the work by dropping the transmission and using Honda parts. Does this seem reasonable and is it worth fixing?

@RocketGarageService Жыл бұрын

IDK man, I couldn't pay that much. But I get it, probably fair, paying someone else. It is a good bit of work.

@TheRGFury Жыл бұрын

Its in the right ballpark for a licensed shop. I had a recent quote for $900cad including a clutch replacement and its about the same amount of work. Now my car is in pieces and im looking at rear main videos because i think i just found mine leaking while i was in there too

@JeffreyBliss04 Жыл бұрын

Did it smoke from the exhaust?

@RocketGarageService Жыл бұрын

No, just leaked a lot of oil.

@jhonnelelegaspi7125 7 ай бұрын

Mine leaks to the exhaust while car is running and creates smokes on top

@Emperor_1971 11 ай бұрын

If the main seal leaking does it affect the tranny like slip gear ? My has leak but doesn’t slip so I wonder if just the pan tho I did like 2 times .I look inside the torques converter n there’s no leak there too so I’m not sure

@RocketGarageService 11 ай бұрын

Sounds like an automatic transmission. The leak would not effect the transmission.

@Emperor_1971 11 ай бұрын

@@RocketGarageService yes it’s automatic so even if main seal leak won’t cause tranny slip then .I’m not 100 % sure it’s the main seal too at this point but thanks

@ptitheprodigy 7 ай бұрын

@@Emperor_1971where is yours leaking from?

@Emperor_1971 7 ай бұрын

@@ptitheprodigy on the ground it’s by the torque converter n oil pan side but I crawl under n wipe everything clean I can’t tell honestly n I look under the flex plate it’s dry in there too so I really not 100% I just been adding oil 2-3 week or so

@ptitheprodigy 7 ай бұрын

@@Emperor_1971 thanks. I had an oil pan leak but I saw oil was leaking between the toil pan and where the trans was and it was dripping down to the bottom of the trans. Seems. To be the same area from what your saying. Oh well guess another weekend project 🙏

@jumbojoe55 2 жыл бұрын

Do you need a wheel alignment after this?

@RocketGarageService 2 жыл бұрын

No Sir, should be good long has all was well before beginning

@eatonbeavers7789 Жыл бұрын

Brother, just letting u know, folks look up these things so they can make sure they're doing things right on their vehicles, not to hear about everything but. Damn bro all that time and never even showed one thing that really could help folks

@prophecyrat2965 Жыл бұрын

This is a great reality cgeck forpeople thinking of buying a used car, wish I wouldve watched this video sooner, I like older cars, but this video is good to help realizethe maitnwnce necessary to keep them running. Good finicisl and mechnical video.

@RocketGarageService Жыл бұрын

I hear ya. But I didn't name the video "How-to". It is showing viewers, a day in my life of changing a rear main seal. The videos lean toward teaching. I dont have the time to make a legit, How-to video. So I take you all on my journey.

@Nj888chu Жыл бұрын

What size screws are those on the flywheel ? Looks unusual

@RocketGarageService Жыл бұрын

I dont know. Sorry for not being more helpful

@DIYKAI 2 жыл бұрын

fun times

@RocketGarageService 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah man, the leaks on this car as been a constant thing. Hopefully the PCV solved that

@DIYKAI 2 жыл бұрын

@@RocketGarageService haha never ends

@Emperor_1971 Жыл бұрын

How do you tell if it’s the main seal leaking , I look in the tranny side where the flywheel is at n I don’t see any oil coming from that area I know my oil pan is leaking as well tho I change it out 2 times for sone reason it’s still leaking so idk if I should do a oil pan the 3rd time. How would you tell it’s the main seal ?

@DIYKAI Жыл бұрын

@@Emperor_1971 a few ways to tell...one is the clutch slipping? the second way is to raise the car and clean everything very good then run the car while on the stands grab a beer and watch......if no slipping or you don't see oil behind the flywheel than its probably the pan gasket did you use some sealant on the area that require it?

@Emperor_1971 Жыл бұрын

@@DIYKAI thanks for the replied , my bad my is automatic I meant the flex plate I didn’t see oil around that area but yes I use sealant around that area n out nuts n bolts in the order as well maybe I’ll just get a new oil pan , nuts n bolts . The tranny doesn’t slip n drive normally . I’m clean it all out n lay under n see .the leak is not big but it’s leaking n I have to keep adding every now n then just to be safe

@jamesbean1374 9 ай бұрын

How come you had to pull the seal cover and just not the seal in the cover???? Anyone know the answer to that

@slylockfox85 5 ай бұрын

In case you were still wondering, there is liquid gasket that goes between the plate and engine. It deteriorates over time. I've seen some people say that sometimes oil is leaking worse from around the plate than the rear main seal itself. If you only change the rear main seal, the is the possibility that the liquid gasket between the plate and the engine is bad and that it will still leak.

@tonypointer7026 2 жыл бұрын

I just hooked my seal to get it out

@RocketGarageService 2 жыл бұрын

Man, I want to try that!!!!

@roxasparks Жыл бұрын

Hooked? As in used a pick and pulled it out and then pressed the new seal in?

@MrFlawless-en1eb 9 ай бұрын

So weak you didn't even show what your title says

@RocketGarageService 9 ай бұрын

Sorry, this is one of my early videos. I was learning / still learning how to record me, performing maintenance, be entertaining to the viewer. But do it for me, so I don’t get burnt out.