My g35 seems to be leaking from the rms. The oil cooler seal seems fine.
What's the "easiest" way to fix it? Can it be changed by just removing the transmission or does the upper pan need to come off too? Is the actual rms usually the problem or is it the half moon seal?
Would I be better off just pulling the entire engine out? I have access to an engine hoist but no lift and all work would be done by myself so I'm looking for the easiest way.
Thanks.

 

You can just drop the transmission and remove the flywheel. The seal bolts up to the back of the engine. Looking at pictures online, the seal is part of a retainer, pretty simple IMO.

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Only other thing I can think of is to possibly replace your clutch, flywheel and throwout bearing while you're in there so that you only have to drop the trans once. It's optional of course. Might even order everything just in case and return it if clutch is fine.

 

The problem is that half moon seal. Can the rms&retainer + half moon be installed without dropping the upper oil pan?

Thanks

 

This "half moon" thing are you referring to the upper oil pan gasket?

Item #1 in this pic?


I don't see how that can be replaced without dropping the upper pan.

 

Yeah the problem is that seal sits inside a groove on the bottom of the rms. It looks like if you remove the rms that seal will also come out.
Looks like fun.

 

the easiest way to do this is to take it to a shop lol jk i did. i recently had this done at a friends shop. idk the details but they were able to do the rear half moon and rms without removing the entire mid pan jus removed the trans and threw a new clutch in there for me. but i also had a small leak at the front half moon so half pan had to come out as well as most of front suspension.

 

I've got a small one from mine. I just decided it wasn't worth the effort to fix it until I need to change the clutch again. I can deal with a few drips a day.

 

Just finished mine by myself. Was a royal PITA and yes the upper pan needs to come off. It just needs to come off just enough so you clean the surfaces and apply rtv & gaskets .
And I found while it was leaking a little the main cause is my left bank valve cover gasket that I just changed a few months ago. I'm not sure why it's leaking again damn it. :0

 

wat do u mean the valve cover gasket was the main cause?

 

The valve cover is leaking and oil is running down the back of the head but it's very difficult to see and it looks like only the rms was leaking. It's very hard to see back there and I think the cam shafts sensor was leaking too.

 

Seems like you are asking for trouble if you try to seal up the RMS without completely dropping the upper pan. You guys said you need to drop it just enough but that means the RTV seal would be compromised significantly. Wouldn't the only proper way be to drop it clean it and apply a new bead? I read a bunch of horror stories so I decided to not replace my RMS for good measure when putting the new engine in. Others say you can get away without dropping the upper pan but you have to use way more RTV than the FSM recommends or it will leak again.

OP nice job, that is a lot of work but I hope it does not come back to bite you. You should check your PCV system, usually excessive crank case pressure will cause the seals to blow out. If you are still tracking down oil leaks try what I do... Use brake cleaner to clean off the engine from the top down with it idling. The oil will come back immediately on the spots that it is seeping through.

 

I actually had the pan fully off but with just 3" of space between the block and the upper oil pan. It was enough to clean the surfaces, reapply rtv on both the block and oil pan and make sure the two o-rings were set in place . I spent a good 20 minutes cleaning it so I think it's good and as of this morning I haven't seen any leaks from the upper oil pan.
I wish I could have pulled it out completely but the cross member was refusing to drop down fully and at that point I was to tired too fight it anymore...
I also just installed an open catch can- I think I may have finally fixed my oil consumption problem after 9 1/2 years.

 

Did u do the job on Ur back under the car? If so Ur nuts and I give u hella props for that

 

Yup it wasn't that too bad on my back, I have enough experience with swaps. It's been almost a week since I finished it and my back is not hurting anymore so that's a good sign lol. Putting the transmission back in wasn't that bad too, I just used two jacks to lift in place.

 

Well it's been about 2 1/2 weeks since I finished and not a drop of oil anywhere. I think the pcv bypass has a lot to do with that. Since then I've done the compression rods, ball joints and replaced a sticking rear caliper.
The G is no longer my daily driver but I'm impressed how well it drives for a car with 197k miles on it.
I'm just glad I can finally paint my garage floor