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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 10:54 PM
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I redid the rear main seal and the oil pan gasket on my 1989 Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0 liter and it is still leaking!!! How do I fix this or is there a way to fix it?
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 11:47 PM
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Make sure that is what is leaking. Could be the valve cover gasket. Could be the Oil Filter adapter O ring.

I had to do my rear main 3 times before I got it right.
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I made sure it was the rear main but thanks for the advice I'll check everything out. What do you want 300 dollars for? My car?
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Old Jul 13, 2011 | 12:52 AM
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That is just my signature.

One time my problem was the oil pan gasket got pinched or something. It basically fell apart at the back of the engine when I was putting it back on.

The other time, I scraped off a sliver of the RMS as I was putting it back into the block.

Other people have had trouble using the wrong kind of sealant. Do not use RTV. You need the MOPAR stuff or Loctite 518.
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