Main Engine Seal-Is it common for it to go?

[solidg]

I have a 2000 toyota camry with about 60k miles on it. I was driving home one day and the low oil light came on. I checked the oil and it was low, very low like 4 quarts low. I put 4 quarts of oil in. Took it to the dealership. They said the rear main engine seal was leaking. Is this common for jap cars? My brother has a 97 civic and the same thing happed to him at 70k miles. Luckily for the both of us we where still under warrranty.

[Adam]

i have a 97 with 95K and mine is starting to leak but im not under warranty.

[TurboST162]

Your problem may be that you are overfilling it....you say it was low...so you put 4 quarts in it. Most dipsticks only display the top quart of oil in the oil pan. You need to add at very most a quart at a time and check the dipstick to see where it is. When a car is overfilled the most common thing to happen is for one or both main seals to leak.

[Galvatron]

Yeah, sounds to me like you overfilled it. The dipstick shows about the top quart of your oil level.

[solidg]

No I did not overfill my camry. It was leaking before I put the oil in. I checked the dipstick after I put in each quart. And I always drain the oil and put 5 quarts in at oil change time, which is the correct amount. The question is do jap cars have problems with there main oil seals going? My mom has a 98 civic with 60k miles on it and I bet you anything that before 100k the engine oil seal is gonna go!