So this weekend I am up under my car replacing the factory exhaust with my new Borla Stinger exhaust (
But futher looking at the evidence, it looks like the rear end is leaking at the front (where the driveshaft attaches). There is fluid and associated gunk (fluid mixed with dirt from the roads) on and around the ends of the mufflers and just ahead of the rear axle (from side to side). The pumpkin side of the rear end is clean, the gas tank is clean, and the underside of the car is clean from the engine back to about mid-muffler. It is in a pattern that suggest tha the fluid is being slung up and around fromt he spinning driveshaft.
According to the manual, it looks like the Drive Pinion Seal is the culprit. Has anyone had to replace this yet? How difficult is it? Anything special I need to be on the lookout for when I do replace this?
But futher looking at the evidence, it looks like the rear end is leaking at the front (where the driveshaft attaches). There is fluid and associated gunk (fluid mixed with dirt from the roads) on and around the ends of the mufflers and just ahead of the rear axle (from side to side). The pumpkin side of the rear end is clean, the gas tank is clean, and the underside of the car is clean from the engine back to about mid-muffler. It is in a pattern that suggest tha the fluid is being slung up and around fromt he spinning driveshaft.
According to the manual, it looks like the Drive Pinion Seal is the culprit. Has anyone had to replace this yet? How difficult is it? Anything special I need to be on the lookout for when I do replace this?