Leaking rear main seal 1995 Camry LE
 

I just found out by the dealer that my rear main seal is leaking. And it is.
It drips oil onto the exhaust cuasing a nasty smell. I rather have another place to do this work. The dealer wants $1245
Who eles does this type of work?? ex Midas, or small shops?
is it an easy do it yourself application?
any suggestion are welcome!

Replacing the actual seal is easy enough but getting to it is the time consuming part.

The transmission needs to be separated from the engine. Before this can be done the axle need to be pulled out of the differential. The engine needs to be moved around a little to pull the trans off.

The work is not that skilled but it is a lot of work.

Doubt if Midas does this work, a trans shop should be setup to do, just be sure they don't talk you into getting a new trans (their fix for every problem).

Any shop that does engine overhauls, replaces engines, etc can do it.

The transmission needs to be separated from the engine. Before this can be done the axle need to be pulled out of the differential. The engine needs to be moved around a little to pull the trans off.

@jinshiyang, Thanks for the information... It saves my time, Great tips.. :)

Thank you. yes, i know I'm not going to do the work. I have looked into a transmission shop locally. They told me over the phone that just replacing the rear seal, may cause another seal to give out. Ex. the front. They prefer to replace all the seals. So depending on the price i may do it. Unless that's crazy thinking.
Can A clogged PCV valve area cause excess pressure to the transmission area? I'm asking cause im not sure, and i read that somewhere. I did notice my PCV junked up. I replaced it, but it looks like the junk traveled up past it to another area. Sorry I'm not a mechanic! Ok any more info appreciated as always. Ill keep all posted about the repair and ultimately fixing the leak.

I suppose a clogged PCV could cause seal failure. Pull off the hose from the valve to the manifold and check for plugging, also the tube at the manifold.

If PCV system is OK then would just fix the rear seal. Fixing the front seal requires removing the belts, crank pulley, timing cover. Cost somewhere between $300-500.

If you do the work yourself plan on setting aside a good deal of time. A Toyota dealer might take 7 hours and they have all the tools, a shop, trained mechanics, etc. Pickup up some type of service manual info, Haynes, Chilton, etc. Make sure you read up on taking off and re-installing the torque converter.

Try this stuff www.auto-rx.com
I tried it on my rear main seal on my 94 2.2,followed the instructions to the letter and it stopped the leak.It has been about 10K miles since it stopped and so far so good.