Good morning! I'm coming back to you guys for advice/opinions...I have 236k on my 06 RL. 2 weeks ago I did my full timing belt service. Now I have an oil leak. I read all the threads on oil leaks, and the TSB about the bolts. The photos posted in other threads look just like mine. Oil on bottom of tranny, transfer case. Appears to be coming out of the cover for flywheel. I spent $1100 on TB service. Now about $1600 for rear main seal. (Tech said he would replace an o ring that is leaking and valve cover gasket for free while in there) The tech showed me where it was leaking. I brought up all other alternatives and he said it was definitely rear main seal. He said I could just keep an eye on it for another year until gen 2 come out. He said DO NOT use re-seal of any form. Was wondering what you all thought. Pay the cash and hope nothing else major goes wrong in next year? That'll be about $2600 in repairs in 2 weeks for a truck valued at about $6-7k. It's worth a lot to me
as long as the tranny doesn't give out. Is this just considered routine maintenance? I know you don't have answers but you guys usually come up with good stuff I haven't thought about. It just came back from a 1600 mile trip and drove great (other than oil leak). I hate that I now have oil drops in my driveway! I have had front CV axles changed and cat conv. Other than that routine stuff. I'm quite interested in everyone's thoughts. Thanks for any opinions. As a side note, I can pull it off financially but would rather save the cash. Not wild about "keeping an eye on it" for over another year. I think I have answered my own question, but let's her what you all have on this...