rahulc Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Can Oil Pan be effectively re-sealed ? My 1999 Lexus ES 300 is leaking oil from Rear of Oil Pan. One of the mechanic suggested to reseal while other said that reseal never works. I am confused whom to trust. Any suggestions ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenore Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Of course it can be resealed. But are you sure it is the oil pan or is the rear main seal on the engine leaking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenore Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 The oil pan uses a silicone based gasket (Toyota has their own sealant). But Generally they don't leak, I would suspect the rear main bearing seal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahulc Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 How to identify leak from rear main bearing seal ? All I can share is the series of steps that mechanic ran through: Raised the car. Cleaned Oil Pan Started the car and pushed the gas to higher RPM. After a while one can see the oil coming out from rear of Oil Pan. Would you consider this to be a good enough a diagnosis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenore Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 If it was indeed coming from oil pan and not dripping between transmission and engine block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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