Where is the leak? Oil Pressure Sending Unit Replacement

[treehan77]

Dealer says the rear main seal is the culprit after all. Showed me in the rack. Guess it'll leak until I get rid of it or need a new transmission or I find a cheap mechanic to do it. Oil pan gasket is leakin slightly also. Quote was 1100 bucks to do both.

 

[SLCHOE]

Dealer says the rear main seal is the culprit after all. Showed me in the rack. Guess it'll leak until I get rid of it or need a new transmission or I find a cheap mechanic to do it. Oil pan gasket is leakin slightly also. Quote was 1100 bucks to do both.

2WD or 4WD? For 4WD that's not a bad price. For 2WD the estimate should be about $900.

 

[treehan77]

2WD or 4WD? For 4WD that's not a bad price. For 2WD the estimate should be about $900.

2Wd that includes redoing oil pan

 

[SLCHOE]

It's not bad but the rear main is a 5.9 hr job for the 4L60E (5.3L) and 5.2 hours for the 4L80E (6.0L).

Oil pan shows 2.0 hours so about 8 hours total in just labor. At an average $100/hr that's 800. A rear main seal kit and oil pan gasket/oil should be about $100-125 customer price.

$925. Is what most shops would do it for around here (before tax as your quote would be also). I'd shop around. Or get them to do a full synthetic oil change or 3.

 

[treehan77]

It's not bad but the rear main is a 5.9 hr job for the 4L60E (5.3L) and 5.2 hours for the 4L80E (6.0L).

Oil pan shows 2.0 hours so about 8 hours total in just labor. At an average $100/hr that's 800. A rear main seal kit and oil pan gasket/oil should be about $100-125 customer price.

$925. Is what most shops would do it for around here (before tax as your quote would be also). I'd shop around. Or get them to do a full synthetic oil change or 3.

Yep. Gonna live with it for while. I figure I'll need a tranny at some point anyway. Or until I find a mechanic I trust on the side.

 

[SLCHOE]

If you haven't already switch to high mileage (synthetic blend) or full on synthetic. It may swell your rear main a bit to lessen the leak.

 

[SLCHOE]

To be honest, since your truck ie 2WD, that 6.0 hour labor time is time to remove, replace the seal and install. If you have some basic tools and a jack and jackstands, you could easily do it yourself. There's nothing much to it. I can have one out on the floor in 1 hour in the shop so i figure 2 hours on the ground. Get a buddy or two to help you do it and it's done on a few hours.

The seal itself is under $20.

 

[treehan77]

To be honest, since your truck ie 2WD, that 6.0 hour labor time is time to remove, replace the seal and install. If you have some basic tools and a jack and jackstands, you could easily do it yourself. There's nothing much to it. I can have one out on the floor in 1 hour in the shop so i figure 2 hours on the ground. Get a buddy or two to help you do it and it's done on a few hours.

The seal itself is under $20.

It'll take me two hours to get under the truck and 2 more to get a helper.

 

[SLCHOE]

LOL.

 

[treehan77]

Does this look like a camshaft position sensor leak? Valley? I’ve changed the oil pressure switch. Am I crazy or what... I don’t think the rear main is the culprit here...looks like a lot of oil to me way up here.

Thoughts?