Thread: Remind me--whats involved in 305 rear main seal replacement?

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Here is my version based upon experience:

1. pull car into garage
2. jack up car using jack stands
3. block rear tires so car will not roll
4. crawl under car and loosen drain plug
5. crawl out from under car and find oil drain pan
6. crawl back under car and remove drain plug
7. reach into oil pan and get drain plug out of oil
8. crawl out from under car and get shop towel to wipe oil off hands
9. crawl back under car and loosen oil filter
10. unscrew oil filter
11. drop oil filter into oil pan
12. crawl out from under car to get shop towel to wipe oil off face
13. crawl back under car and see what size socket is used on oil pan bolts
14. crawl out from under car and find socket, extension, and ratchet
15. crawl back under car and remove oil pan bolts
16. drop oil pan bolt into oil pan
17. having remembered to bring shop towel under car, wipe off hands
18. crawl out from under car to get different socket for the 4 end of pan bolts
19. crawl back under car and remove four end of pan bolts (or nuts)
20. crawl out from under car to get pry bar to get pan unstuck
21. crawl back under car and pry pan off
22. wipe splashed oil off face
23. push oil drain pan out from under car
24. crawl out from under car with pan
25. step in oil drain pan
26. wipe off shoe and floor with shop towels
27. drive to auto supply to buy oil seal set and pan gasket
28. ......the rest is easy!!

Robot, ROTFLMAO That is all too true. Been there, done that.