azdesertrhino
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Tucson, Az
A couple of weekends ago, my wife and I took the 90 XJ on it's maiden trip after I installed a 3" lift and new wheels and tires. While on the trip we noticed oil leaking which turned out to be the rear main seal. This past weekend was the time to attack it.
Picked up the parts Saturday morning and consulted the FSM. First thing I saw was they wanted everything removed except the gas tank. (Well, a slight exageration) but list included transmission, starter, disconnecting exhaust manifold etc. Searched the forum here and put up a couple of questions as the job progressed. (Thanks again to all that helped with advice). :wave:
Wound up raising XJ and putting it on blocks just high enough so the tires were touching the ground. Removed pan and flex plate. Pan was a real dog to get loose from the engine. Wound up bending the edges some but beat them back straight. Scraping the gaskets was a real treat also.
Took a bit to get the upper seal out but after that it was not real bad.
Make a long story short, got the job done seal no longer leaks and the XJ is back on the road again.
Picked up the parts Saturday morning and consulted the FSM. First thing I saw was they wanted everything removed except the gas tank. (Well, a slight exageration) but list included transmission, starter, disconnecting exhaust manifold etc. Searched the forum here and put up a couple of questions as the job progressed. (Thanks again to all that helped with advice). :wave:
Wound up raising XJ and putting it on blocks just high enough so the tires were touching the ground. Removed pan and flex plate. Pan was a real dog to get loose from the engine. Wound up bending the edges some but beat them back straight. Scraping the gaskets was a real treat also.
Took a bit to get the upper seal out but after that it was not real bad.
Make a long story short, got the job done seal no longer leaks and the XJ is back on the road again.