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Originally Posted by FuszNissan There was oil coming out the exhuast, that's how bad it was burning oil. I have never seen this before, so it is interesting. Sounds like

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Old 08-11-2009, 10:08 AM   #1 (permalink)
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There was oil coming out the exhuast, that's how bad it was burning oil. I have never seen this before, so it is interesting.
Sounds like a seal (rear main seal)
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Sounds like a seal (rear main seal)
Rear main seal would dump oil on the ground, not out the exhaust.
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Rear main seal would dump oil on the ground, not out the exhaust.
Gotcha...I thought it was "ON" vs "OUT" the exhaust. Hopefully, you'll find an answer to what caused this. Not only is this a major issue but a potentially dangerous one.

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