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Old 04-28-2020   #1
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Default Rear main puking oil?

Wouldn’t you know it. I’ve had the car all of three days. I’ve noticed if I run the car fairly hard I’m seeing oil on my drive way. Looks like the rear main area. Normal driving and nothing shows. Any ideas? 2011 ZR1.

Picture for attention it’s not that big.
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Old 04-29-2020   #2
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Default Re: Rear main puking oil?

Are you sure its not coming from up above and tracking down? There some oil leak areas like one of the header bolts that goes into an oil gallery, or the back of a cam cover. When I got mine I had a similar leak, and retorquing the oil pan bolts cured it for the past few years. The tech solutions part of this forum discusses most of the common oil leak areas. There is also Crossed Flags Performance in Magnolia/Tomball, Steve and his crew can fix you up in any case.
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Old 04-29-2020   #3
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Default Re: Rear main puking oil?

My '19 had a defective rear main seal which was replaced under warranty.

If the rear main is bad, there will be oil weeping from the part line between the clutch housing and the block.

It's unusual for one-piece rear seals to leak, but it happens.
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Old 04-29-2020   #4
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Default Re: Rear main puking oil?

Reminds me of my old high school buddy’s 650 Triumph Bonneville.
He claimed it was just marking its territory.


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Old 04-29-2020   #5
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Default Re: Rear main puking oil?

Probably sometime leaking up in the valley making it way down the drain tube.


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Old 04-29-2020   #6
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I’m with Hib. Unusual to see one piece rear main seal leak that bad.


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Old 04-29-2020   #7
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Default Re: Rear main puking oil?

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Probably sometime leaking up in the valley making it way down the drain tube.
That's my guess. I had a leak (not that bad) coming from the drain tube behind the oil pan. I took off the plenum and retighten the PCV crankcase baffle.

No issues since
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Old 04-30-2020   #8
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Default Re: Rear main puking oil?

I think he's got the wrong forum, the airdam on the pic looks to be a C6 not a C4.
His signature might be a clue too.....

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Old 04-30-2020   #9
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I think he's got the wrong forum, the airdam on the pic looks to be a C6 not a C4.
His signature might be a clue too.....

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and..... his post says 2011 ZR1
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All ZR1s are welcome here. I’m thinking maybe we should establish separate C6 and C7 ZR1 sections here on the forum. Thoughts?
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