Rear main seal

#1

I was chasing what I thought was a transmission leak. It might be the rear main seal. I removed the seal to find a decent score around the crank where the seal was riding. I installed a Victor Reinz seal. It looked identical to the one I took out. I noticed that Guten sells a “new” style seal which it states does not use a spring. Is this new style seal better? The seal I used was a reddish color and looked like every other seal I’ve ever changed in other types of cars.

Ray

#2

V-R gaskets and seals aren’t that well thought of. I don’t know of the new seal you speak of. IIRC Metric Mechanic prefers OEM seals on the crank.

#3

Get the corteco or OEM seal. Both are the new style without the spring.