Hey guys my indy just told me my rear main seal is leaking very little. Should I be worried? Is this a long job? Thanks guys.

 

This is a concern, as the problem will only get worse over time. Your going to have to bite the bullet on this one, and pay to have it fixed.

 

whole transmission has to come off

 

my indy quoted 10+ hours labor to replace rear main seal on a 2000 ML55 I was thinking about picking up just the other day. Probably similar on our E55's.

 

Wow tranny has to come off! You really have to pay to play in the AMG world. LOL

 

Big Job wont be as bad as the ML55 tho since the ML is AWD you have to address the transfer case which takes more time, unlike the E55.

 

I have a friend (factory trained tech) who does them for $300.

If your interested, I can forward his information along.


Like said before - the transmission needs to come out... IIRC, its a 6+ hour job at the dealer.


Edit - If you need the car, keep an eye on the oil level and drive it.

 

I'm also leaking in my oilpan. So they have to lower the subframe. Its gonna be a 5.2 hour job. Now I have to do the rear main seal. AHHHHHH Maintenence is killing me. I should be saving money for the Weistec Supercharger. LOL

 

Thanks for the offer man! I will consider that. Where is he located? Do you think having different mechanics work on my car all the time is a bad thing? Because I goto one place for my mods and another for my maintenance. And going to your friend would make it three different mechanics working on my car.

 

What part of your oilpan is leaking?


I can ask him the cost of resealing the oilpan.

 

I'm already resealing the oilpan as we speak. Gonna be done tomorrow. Thanks Justin!

 

He is located here in Sacramento.


I would not worry about who does the work, as long as they have been trained to work on the car.

 

No problem!


If you dont mind me asking, who does your work in the Bay Area?

 

ASP(Auto Sound Performance) for my modifications. Daly City

Autotronics Auto Repair for my maintenance. San Mateo

 

To the OP... how many miles on your car? Just curious.

 

From my experience they all weep a little.

Unless its really dripping good, I'd just leave it for a while.

 

62,000Miles

 

Im gonna leave it for a while and check back later if it is worse.

 

Wow I just turned 60K. Time to put her on a lift and check things out.

 

Mercedes of Pleasanton does all of my work

 

I just did it a month ago on my 55. Yes, 8-10 hours due to tranny having to be dropped. If I'm not mistaken was $425 or so. I had no clue it was leaking, was in for regular service and pan under the engine was catching all the oil. It was never hitting the ground. Car has 70k miles.

 

If it's a real slow leak, I would just leave it. Mine leaked for almost a year before I had it replaced. Happened at 40k miles. Had it replaced under warranty.

 

Thanks for the tip man. Ima just leave it for now.

 

a good indy in s. florida that can do it for 300$ would be great.lol

 

I paid $440, that's including the parts.