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Old Dec 3, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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engine oil leak, front seals...

and its pretty much a few drips a day like 3 or 4. i added some sealer softener in the yellow bottle and i dont know if this stuff's gonna do anything, so far nothing and its been 4 or 5 days. it says 24 to 48 hours, probably like 2 weeks or w/e. the dealer qouted me like 1,300.00 to fix seals which obviously i aint doing. what would be a good price for those front seals on the passenger side?? dealers saying 10 to 13 hours labor, anything else need to be replaced while thats apart??? timing chain guides maybe??? thanks>>>
Old Dec 3, 2008 | 06:10 PM
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What seals exactly? Are you talking about just the front crank seal, or is the timing cover leaking?

Judging by labor hours and price, more than likely it's the timing cover itself. There's no seal or gasket there, it's all RTV sealant.
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its leaking down from near the power steering pump. all passenger side leaks.
Old Dec 3, 2008 | 07:11 PM
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so what do they have to replace???? timing chain cover was one, the one right next to that was the other. they said something about o-rings leaking as well. 1,200.00 for that $hit though, jesus.
What 'one right next to' the front cover?

So you got an estimate, did they not tell you exactly what was wrong? Do you not have anything written down with what they found/said?

There are o-rings in the front cover, maybe they were talking about that, who knows. The only people that will know are the people that have actually looked at it.
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