Jeep 4 0 Rear Main Seal Install 

this is probably one of the absolute best how to videos for auto repair i've ever watched. nice clear picture, concise speech, great information, really really appreciate this.

Nice "how to" video. I just finished replacing my rear main seal last week but for some reason my oil pan didnt turn red when i reinstalled it lol. either way im glad my jeeps no longer leaking oil.

I would just like to say "thank you" for this video! My '96 Cherokee Classic is approaching 200k miles, and I had been dreading (but needing) to do this very thing for a while. I consider myself pretty mechanically inclined, but without your video I don't think I could have done it. +1 on the Felpro gasket. A word of note to folks who still may have clearance issues with their Jeep on jack stands (I did): you can also put a jack under your transmission, take the nuts off the four studs holding your transmission mount to your cross member, and jack the engine/transmission up a couple inches to gain some clearance. Again: THANK YOU!

You make everything look easy, I've been tackling a lot of the replacements myself because of these videos.

Wow, thanks so much for this really well done video. I just did basically the exact same procedure on my '78 Ford F150. So happy to see this almost EXACTLY the same process!

The best video I have seen on here that guides you through the process of removing main seal and oil pan gasket and Installing

Thanks for making the video, I installed the rear main seal and sump gasket on my 94 cherokee sport on the weekend and your video helped so much to get the work done, probably wouldn't have attempted it without the video, Thanks

Best repair video I have ever watched!

One of the best how to vids clean clear keep going dude

Great video! Added it to my 'Jeep Cherokee XJ Repair Manual' playlist

I don't even need a pan gasket but just seeing those helper clips makes me want to change.

Thanks for the shoe horn clue! Had no idea what it was for and ripped the first seal! Will try that tonight!

dib this a few times, this seal is so much better than the one piece seal that requires pulling the transmission and flywheel and the oil pan

Good video Dude. I also have my suspension out so this will be a walk in the park. I don't see the part numbers listed in the comment section so I will watch again to see them. Thanks again , a new subscriber here !

Excellent video. My son and I are going to do the rear main seal on my 1994 XJ. We won't be removing any part of the front differential. That's beyond our expertise. Thanks for sharing!!

Hey thanks for the video I'm doing mine this weekend 03/04/17 on both the 4.0 1998 and the 4.7 2003, also I like the Military lingo as you were Take care Vet.

I appreciate the use of the phonetic alphabet. Gives me a chuckle when I hear it used. As you were.

Thank you sir for sharing your knowledge...i just finished doing this to my 01 xj thanks to your video. Very detailed and well explained.

Thank you so much for making this video!!! Honestly great video every single detail it helped me out a lot

I will do it, the seal has been replaced by Jeep "specialist" and is still leaking horribly. Good video, nice looking polite mechanic :p

wow what a fantastic tutorial, very detailed man! thank you!

Best video for this job!

Outstanding information thanks and God bless you and your family

Thanks man. Just got a cheeeeap WJ that's leaking fairly well.

You make it look so easy...too easy. I know I will be cursing when i attempt this, lol. Awesome video, friend!

thanx great video no nonsense factual and to the point tanx again

That was incredible news!!! Thought I was going to have pull transmission

I'm doing an '04 Wrangler. Raising it by the bumper leaves enough room to remove the pan without dropping front diff. The '04 takes a little different seal in that it doesn't have the extra edges on the half that fits in the main bearing cap - both top and bottom halves are the same.

Excellent video it will help me a lot. Thank you

ya real easy with half of the car parts gone that get in the way of the oil pan!

Even though I have a 5.2 L V8 1998, JGC I get the idea. Great video and I appreciate it. Thumbs up

Great time to do your timing chain, timing cover and front main seal if your over 160k.

In a perfect world with now front end on it lol. I didn't have much trouble taking my Oil Pan off, however; putting it back on was a bitch. I had to lift up the Engine to get the oil pan back on. Great video though. I used your video during my rear main seal replacement. Thank you!

Demonstrator, please! Well done. I knew it would be as soon as I heard Bravo Sierra.

Thanks god and you; I don't need to take down the transmission.

Factory service manual procedure has you remove the exhaust pipe and lift front end. Otherwise, oil pan isnt coming off. Also, use anerobic gasket maker on rear main seal corners, and FSM also recommends using rtv at front and back corners of oilpan gasket.

thank you very helpful. i need to do this on a 85 Corvette which has 2 piece seal too

at first i'm scared to do it my self, and then i saw this 😁 thanks man!

Excellent. although I couldn't help but to cringe at the love taps with the hammer lol. but no harm no foul 🤘🏼

I would like to try and help a little by giving people some info on a couple of things I found out when I performed this task on my 2000 Jeep Wrangler TJ Sahara. (Not a Cherokee) My Wrangler has a 4.0 with a 3-speed automatic transmission. It also has a 4-inch lift kit and 33-inch tires, as well as plenty of other upgrades. 1) You CAN get the oil pan bolts - that are above the starter - out without removing the starter, however, the starter Must be removed to get the oil pan itself out. (2 - 15mm bolts hold the starter in.)2) I don't know if All Wrangler exhaust pipes are run like mine are, but the exhaust pipes on my Jeep run about 2-inches or so below the higher front portion of the oil pan, and about 3-inches or so in front of the rear lower portion, therefore, the oil pan is virtually boxed in and impossible to remove without first disassembling the exhaust system somewhere just after the exhaust manifold and removing it, or, cutting a section of the exhaust pipes out and welding it back in when the task is finished. 3) The 4.0 in 2000 and newer Jeep Wranglers have a different Fel-Pro rear main seal part number than the part number given in the video. This is because in these Jeeps the rear main seal is a little different - both the top and bottom pieces of the seal look the same. (No little end wings on the bottom seal that goes into the main bearing cap.) The Fel-Pro part# for the rear main seal (for 2000 and newer 4.0's) is BS40183. (AutoZone) The part number for the Oil Pan Gasket is the same as the one given in the video.I performed this task on my Jeep in my garage with the Jeep on jack stands, and the front axle was in the Jeep. It probably would have been easier if the front axle was out and the Jeep was on a lift. (like in a garage) Now that I'm finished with this task, I hope I Never have to do this again. Thanks again to KSuspension for posting this video. It probably would have cost me a LOT more to have it done in a shop.

Dude man sounds like Ryan Reynolds. Good video, thanks.

hey thanks a lot for the response

So I did this exact procedure perfectly with felpro gaskets. Used a duralast torque wrench that is relatively new. Followed the torque process in the video. Got it all out back together but the rear main seal leaks. Very small leak from what I can tell so far. The only variation from the way you did it when I did it was I used permatex gasket maker instead of rtv (a virtually nonexistently thin layer) across the whole gasket mating surfaces.. So.. 1 could be the wrench didn't torque to correct spec. 2 could be that I should have used rtv. 3 I screwed the seal up installing it. 4 I should have only put sealant on the outer tabs rather than incredibly thinly across the mating surface of the lower section of the gasket. Could you let me know which of the following are most likely. I felt really good about it. In my opinion it went smooth as could be and I treated it like heart surgery.

Just did mine yesterday

nice how to video ! You have your front axle out, so removing the oil pan should be a lot easier then !

Outstanding job.

id love to replace all lower crank bearings and oil pump/sender...since everything is opened up, Wish there was a video showing how to switch all bearings and how to get to the pistons that are not so easy to get....Assuming, remove plugs and turn cranked at the fan bolt?

Thank you for the video, very helpful

This was VERY HELPFUL 👍

Great video!

Yes thanks your vide did help a lot

O great one do you have some wisdome on a part number? I want to delete my oil filter adapter, replace it with an line in out adapter at the block. Then well you know. Also when I delete things like air compressor, cruse control, do I need to ground out the plugs that I am disconcerting permanatly, so far i just chop the plug off shrink it and put it back in the harness maybe later I do a harness .Im moving my battery inside and I would put the new harness inside as well. Thank you.

Just remember, this video was made with Front axle removed....totally different if your front axle is in place. On 4x4’s the oil pane can’t be removed with removing most of front suspension.

My boss told me at the dealers for the 2-piece seals he would put a breaker bar on the crank and turn it and it helps turn the upper seal out

Always ground first off. Last on.

Dude awesome video

If this is installed incorrectly would you see a stream of oil leaking out between the oil pan and transmission? I'm looking to buy a 91 xj, and it has a stream of oil coming out a few moments after start up. They also replaced the oil pan gasket as well when they did the main seal.

Thank you perfect 💯

Nice video - very well done. Question... my Jeep isn't a Cherokee, it's a 2000 Wrangler TJ Sahara, but it has a 4.0 in it, (3-speed automatic) so I should still be able to use the same FelPro part numbers you've offered right? I mean, a 4.0 is a 4.0 right, it shouldn't matter what Jeep it's in?

nice video man! I'm ready to do mine now

Good Lord Only one support to hold it up with you under

Nice video , thanks for sharing. What branch were you in?

fk that, blue devil rear main sealer. fixed my moms 95 xj and my 88 f150.

Thanks so much!!

thank u

Great videos bud

Great job. Need I say more ! Thanks

Arrrrraaa thanks bratan!

And then you can just go ahead and go ahead. So go ahead.

Love this video. Where is it the shoe horn goes exactly?

i have a rms leak and i also need to change my transmission.[auto].i have a 01 jgc 4.0l.should i have the trans done before or after or vice versa or does it matter,

Thank you boss.

xf comentame que es la lamina blanca que colocaste debajo del reten ?

What's more of a pain, dropping the oil pan with the front axle and suspension hooked up, or dealing with removing the suspension.

Did you have to add any silicone to the front corners of the gasket?

Great Video Sir! Would it be the same gaskets for a 2000 jeep Cherokee 4.0l?

Just once i would like to see the side of rear main seal that is to face the front of the engine. My new seal has a side with a cut out canyon groove and the other flat???? Which goes to the front of the car????

I need to replace my rear main also. Wondering if I should replace my oil pump as well since I have 268,000 miles and my oil pressure has read 50 PSI since I've owned the jeep since it had 180,000 miles. My engine has a bit of a knock to it at idle. I've got a 3" lift and big jack stands hoping this will give me enough clearance to pull the pan but if it doesent do you have any recommendations for allowing more clearance ......99 Jeep Cherokee, 4.0 automatic, 4wd. I've had plenty of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot moments fixing my jeep and plan to keep it from becoming Tango Uniform on the trails.

Nice job!!! How much easier or difficult is it to do this on a 03 Wrangler with the axel still on (I wouldn't even attempt dropping it)? My rear main is leaking and with the virus going on, I'm out of work and can't afford having a mechanic do it. I'm slightly handy around the engine compartment, but never opened up a motor at all. Again, nice job on the Jeep and the video. :)

excelent

thanks

How'd you get the ol girl that high up on the stands? Huge floor jack?

Great and very clear video. Mine is a 2000 Cherokee sport and all the crank caps have a continual bracket on them and the rear seal looks different. Are you familiar with this application ?

Great video as always. I do have a question. My xj is a 1998 and has 78k miles. Should I replace anything else besides the main seal while I'm in there? Thanks!

Parabéns, pelo vídeo. Aqui Brasil

I didn't add enough dish soap and rushed it in there and tore the seal, just a little.... then I jammed the now remaining flap in with the rest of the seal. Should I grab another seal? it was just a little nic, maybe about half a centimeter thats not connected like its supposed to.

I heard you are supposed to use anerobic high temp rtv. usually black rtv isn't meant for engines.

Question: isn't supposed to be the Negative that's removed from the battery?

Hola tengo una Grand cherokee 4.0 mod 2001. Es el mismo sello.? Gracias

Can ya so that on a 99 4.0 , they tell me i have to pull the whole engine out !! ????

Thank's a lot! This mean that I not must separate engine from gear box? (that told me in service in Europe)...

is it the same for Cherokee of the year 2000?

Ill be doing this in my garage on a stock 4x4 2000 XJ. Will it be manageable with letting the front axle sag?

Is this the same process for a 1990 xj

rear main bearing seal cap bolts I can't get it with a regular ratchet and breaker bar..

I'm concern about oil pan torque specs? I have a 95 XJ high Output 4.0 Is 114/ 156 in.lb. or 84/ 132 in.lb.??

Soy de Argentina

Did you replace your oil pan or just paint the old one red? If so where did you get the red one at?

Can you oil-lubricate that seal to make it slide in easier? Also, how do you know that the gasket channel is clear on that one?

Stupid question can this be done without removing the front axle? I understand it will be a pain in the ass with it there. It’s the middle of winter here and I don’t want to take the axle off