When a vehicle is driven regularly, rarely is it in one spot long enough to detect more than an occasional driveline fluid drip. So, unless something beneath necessitates crawling under to repair, the ...

Few things are more annoying than seal leaks of any kind. They stain the driveway and lose all-important lubrication at the same time. Even more frustrating is replacing a seal in a differential that ...

Technology has continually improved the way that auto manufacturers seal their engines. Yesterday, gaskets constructed of cork or paper, and packed-rope rear main seals were commonplace. Today, Teflon ...

If oil isn’t dripping from beneath your Jeep TJ’s inline-six, it’s because it’s either brand new or the rear main seal has been replaced within the last 40,000 miles. That’s just a fact of four-liter ...

From engine oil to gas, our vehicles are full of components that need to be carefully maintained and kept in the section of the vehicle where they belong. Leaks, of various sorts, can be very ...

The rear main seal keeps oil sealed inside the rear of the engine, where the crankshaft connects with the transmission. It can be expensive to repair, often $600 or more, because it typically involves ...

Zak is new to the CarBuzz team, working as a freelance content writer. When Zak isn't writing How To articles for CarBuzz he's working as a high school automotive technology instructor. Before ...

We surveyed mechanics from around the country to get real-world estimates of how much you can expect to spend repairing your axles, and average costs ranged from $287 for an axle shaft seal repair to ...