legacycentral bbs

ok, so a while back i posted for a bad oil leak. since then i have relaced the oil pan gasket but i still have a nasty leak.

i cant see where its leaking from exactly, but i can see it dripping down the back of the crossmember.


what can leak oil that is behind the oil pan???

the oil sepparator thingy thats behind the clutch???

It could be the cam seal on the rear of one of the heads.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but based upon the location, I am going to say that it's the rear main seal. Are you gonna need a clutch anytime soon? It's a great excuse to do that seal.

As for the oil separator plate, I have never seen an early Ej22 with anything but a metal plate. The plastic plates are notorious for leaking, but the metal ones generally aren't a problem...

Matt Monson wrote:I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but based upon the location, I am going to say that it's the rear main seal. Are you gonna need a clutch anytime soon? It's a great excuse to do that seal.

As for the oil separator plate, I have never seen an early Ej22 with anything but a metal plate. The plastic plates are notorious for leaking, but the metal ones generally aren't a problem...

great answer, never thought of that. clutch is on its way out anyway.

on a second thought, do you think MAYBE thats why ive had sooo much clutch chatter since the leak? lol.

They switched to the crappy plastic plate sometime between 92-93, I think.
I know 91 had metal and my 93 had plastic.

The seperator plate is way more likely than the rear main.

is this on an SS/TW? you may want to check your turbo oil return line too.

I pulled my engine to do the Oil Seperator Plate (plastic 93). Pulled it expecting the rear man and saw that it was oooozing out of the plate. Back to Subaru I went. Rear main $11, Seperator Plate $16. Both in stock too, almost like they know these things....

Yeah the turbo motor has a plastic plate.....had I known the plastic plates were that bad, I wouldn't have put it on. My 90 had a metal one.