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Just Recieved my Fidanza LwFw w/ Rs4 Clutch, !

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Old 09-20-2007, 05:00 PM
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Default Just Recieved my Fidanza LwFw w/ Rs4 Clutch, !

I have to do my RMS (leaking like a SOB!), So i figured a new clutch, flywheel, and make some piggies, this should help for some good HP GAIN! ANother step closer to stage 3....
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what makes the RMS leak?
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Hey Jason, this is Ronnie! I dunno, but i tried replacing my upper oil pan and still leaking!
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Hey ronnie, Does it leak into the trans?
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Yeah, I had a BN OEM clutch and its already slipping, Oil is pouring out into tranny!
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is it tranfluid? How do you get to the RMS?
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Drop the tranny its on the back of engine, there was a really good post/pic of a bad RMS on here.
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Default Like I told you previously sir, your RMS is/was leaking

Remember I mentioned that? That is what the oil and gunk inside your transmission bell housing was.

RMS = Rear Main Seal. Behind the flywheel/crank. It leaks with time, it's just a gasket basically. It leaks oil, not transmission fluid. Bad enough, it'll get onto the clutch disk and cause it to slip. I still have pics of yours if you deleted them.
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Default the seal drying up (coolant leak) and the white goop coming apart (oil leak)

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