rear main seal

[Beamer17]

how tough is it to replace a rear main seal on a 2001 grand prix gtp?

[maxwedge]

Trans has to come out!! Make sure that is where the leak is coming from, very unusual source of leaks on these engines. Oil pan gasket seem more common.

[graphicassult]

actually thats a really common area for a leak on the GP's,currently mine has that same problem, a ford dealer quoted me at 900 bucks to fix it, which was suprisingly low for a dealer, but eh, shit happens

[maxwedge]

I've never seen a main seal on these engine leak anywhere near what the pans do, and it looks like a main seal ,very hard to tell without cleaning it up thoroughly and checking.