Well, I'm a bit confused. The rear main seal wasn't even on my radar before I began to re-install the engine and saw the leak. When I was driving the car, I never experienced any significant engine oil leakage that I was able to see. There was some engine oil in the inspection cover and on the starter, but I figured the starter oil to be from a valve cover. I had a major transmission leak, so it was hard to determine how much of the oil was actually engine oil. Now that I hear that it is possible to have a leak during the tip test, but not in use I am second guessing if I should swap out the seal or not.
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