2006, base model. 160kmiles. Never had a drip. Today it is pouring oil or maybe trans fluid (does look very dark red)

I cleaned my throttle body today. While doing so I replaced the breather hose to the air box. It could be pinched.

Ran the car for several minutes after the throttle body work. Ran great. Parked it. Looked at it hours later to see a huge oil spill.

Drive to the gas station, it happened again. Pulled the dip stick and had it blow pressure out. So I left the dip stick slightly out and drove home. Immediately leaked again.

What's going on?

 

Removed breather hose, it was pinched and probably not allowing blow by pressure to release, but the case seems to be building pressure still. Oil is pouring from bell housing.

 

if tranny juice it sounds like front tranny seal. idk why it happened as id did.
the two hoses are for engine crankcase ventilation, not tranny related.
160000 means stuff is wearing out?

check/watch tranny level.

 

Nope, it's oil. Never seen anything like it. Never had even a drip of oil, and suddenly complete failure of the rear main. I'm assuming it due to the kink in the PCV hose. Engine ran for a few minutes in this condition.

 

i doubt that a pcv hose kink caused a main seal failure.
sorry bout your loss.

 

Had rear main replaced for $1000. Still leaking oil. Building pressure in the crank case. Shop doesn't know where to start looking.

 

160000 miles. $1000 for a seal? maybe better spent on a rebuilt motor huh? pressure would vent thru pcv hoses, blow them off?
the rear of the motor has 2 counterbalance shafts,chain, seals?

 

Tell me where I can get my motor rebuilt for $1000 and I'm all over it. The engine will go another 100k. Which for me is 2 years. Transmission will go any day now. I've had too many 4L60E tranny's to think otherwise. I spent $1100 on a seal I didn't need because the PCV hose got pinched. Out of fear and necessity I had the truck towed to the shop before I could play with it. Time is money yo. Chalk this one up to the game.

 

obviously i meant put that 1000 toward a rebuilt and you have something. now you're out 1k. i doubt that a pinched hose causes oil leaks like you have. sorry, good luck.

 

If you pinch off pcv it will build crankcase pressure and then will find the weakest exit point, push a seal out somewhere is likely. If its leaking as bad as it sounds it shouldn't build pressure unless seal is intact and just pushing oil out under pressure. If you take it to a shop never ever say "can you replace my rear main seal" If you ask for a service or repair that's what they will do. Your better off asking them to diagnose leak for the extra time then if they fail to correct problem then the fault of incorrect diagnosis is on there dime if they have any kind of accountability.