1138167020 Toyota RETAINER, ENGINE REAR OIL SEAL, Price: 23.68$, Weight: 0.215kg

Rear Main Oil Seal Retainer for Toyota Engines 🛠️

This precision carrier holds and centers the rear crankshaft oil seal, keeping engine oil inside where it belongs. It bolts to the back of the block and creates a flat, rigid seat so the seal grips the crank evenly. Perfect for proactive maintenance during clutch, flywheel, or transmission work. 🚗

Why this part is needed ✅

The retainer aligns the seal, supports the gasket line to the oil pan, and blocks oil escape at the bellhousing area. Without a true, rigid housing, even a new seal can leak. It also protects against crankcase pressure and vibration.

How it works 🧰

Made from machined alloy/steel, it uses dowels and bolts for exact positioning. The inner bore holds the lip seal at the correct depth and roundness, ensuring a tight, low-friction contact on the crank. Sealant or a formed gasket seals the perimeter.

If the retainer is damaged ⚠️

Expect oil drip from the bellhousing, clutch slip or shudder, burning smell on exhaust, messy flywheel, rising oil consumption, and rapid seal wear due to misalignment. Ignoring it risks low oil level and engine damage.

Install tips

Clean mating faces, use correct sealant bead, torque in sequence, and pre-lube the seal lip. Replace the seal whenever the retainer is off.

Compatibility

• Dyna
• Dyna/Toyoace
• Fortuner
• Hiace
• Hiace/Hiace S.b.v
• Hiace/Regiusace
• Hilux
• Innova/Kijang Innova
• Land Cruiser
• Land Cruiser Prado