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Rear Main Seal, What to do! 850 1995

posted by  someone claiming to be Sandro Seminara on  Wed Nov 20 07:31 CST 2002 [RELATED]

I was told by my dealer today that my 850 Turbo needs a new rear main seal. Originally the dealer change the turbo return hose (gasket), but the leak was still there. I'm loosing about 1/2-1 ounce a day. The dealer quoted $1077. Being that it wasn't a couple hundred dollars, I called a local Volvo specialist shop. He informed me that he doesn't do rear main seals any more because it was too much of a pain and that sometimes the seal didn't sit right and he had to redo the job multiple times. He recommends that I go down to Pep Boys and buy some engine sealant. Does this sound crazy? Will it clog my hoses, turbo, or degrade other gaskets?


Thanx
Sandro
sseminara@microgeneral.com

I've always used synthetic and it's kind of a bummer for this to happen.





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