Have to replace rear main seal- Which one to go with?

SN95StangMan

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Well, my rear main seal has to be replaced. Which is the best one to go with. I have searched and read good things about the fel-pro teflon lined seal and the ford seal. Please chime in with which one has worked for you, and also any tricks/tips on installing it so that it wont start leaking on me the next day...

Thanks,

 

WhiteDevil

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I went with a felpro but i havent ran the car yets so i dunno if it works.

 

RIO5.0

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Fel-Pro or Ford is one in the same I believe. I got the FRPP full gasket set and its made by Fel-Pro..The rear main was Teflon coated...Went in slick, nothing funky...Has held up just fine...been in over a year not a drop of oil around it...

 

ddr1stang

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fwiw my seal was leaking so I replaced it with a teflon seat from napa and it still leaked. so I tore it back down and put a repair sleeve on crank and standard seal, I have no more leaky seal!!

 

viperos

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I went w/ a Ford one... took some time to replace, I must say... not necessarily hard to do, just very time consuming