I would greatly appreciate some good advice here.

 

I have a 1998 Legacy Outback sitting down in Panama City with a serious oil leak. Last year the engine (EJ25D) was removed and the head gaskets, main crank bearings, rod bearings and piston rings were replaced by some young local mechanics. All those parts were shipped down from the States, but when the engine was reassembled, the rear main oil seal was acquired locally for a suspiciously low price.

 

The engine seems to run well but now there is a massive oil leak from the rear end. I'm assuming that the rear main oil seal is at fault but I understand from reading some of the other posts here that there could be other possibilities. The rear separator plate for example, although I don't think they would have had to touch that to get the block back together.

 

I am about to head back down to Panama and would like to ensure that I have the correct parts.

Can anyone steer me in the right direction please.

Get a Subaru rear main and the new metal breather plate.  take a tube of gray RTV to seal the breather.