Dan Staringer wrote:

> Hello,
> I've had a small oil leak from apparently the rear main seal on my '93
> Honda Accord. My mechanic just identified it today when doing some other
> unrealated repairs. I knew that I had an oil leak from somewhere that has
> been a slight nuisance but not terribly cumbersome. Very little oil hits the
> driveway. It will cost about $300 to get this repaired. The car has around
> 180,000 miles on it and I would like to drive it for at least 250,000 if not
> more. The balance of the engine and car is in excellent shape.
> Is it worth putting the money out right now to replace the seal or
> should I wait until I need some other repair that can be done in tandem so I
> don't have to have my mechanic pull the transmission just to get to this one
> problem. Thanks in advance for replies.

You can try a dose of AutoRX. Its been known to stop oil leaks. If its
oil gumming up around the seal it may fix it.

http://www.auto-rx.com/index.html

You can get test information and opinions on it from:

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/