[net.auto] Oil leak in Chevy V-6 engine

gkwin@inuxd.UUCP (G Wade) (08/13/84)

My 82 S10 Chevy truck has started leaking oil out the rear main seal.

It started around 28,000 miles. I've heard this is a common problem

on the V-6 chevy engines. I wanted to find out if anyone else has had

the same problems and what to do about it.
 
Its going to cost around 500 bucks to get it fixed. I was wanting

to know if it is a common problem with the V-6 is GM willing to cover

any of the cost to get it fixed.

Thanks in advance
Greg Wade (317) 845-6205

johnco@mako.UUCP (John Cole) (08/21/84)

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	Well it's sad to hear that another V6 has been bitten by the nasty
	rear main seal gotcha again. My '83 GMC Jimmy had the same problem,
	but with as many miles as I put on my truck, my rear main started
	leaking during the warranty period. The only way to remedy the
	problem was the old "pull the engine and replace" move. Not a
	pretty thought at 10K miles. My Father-in-Law purchased a '84
	Blazer 4 months ago, and he is detecting "little drips" near the
	main seal. It seems as though Chevy/GMC has a fix for it, as mine
	has not leaked since it was replaced. If they do, then why aren't
	they using this new seal on all regular production???
						
						John