Blown Main Seal

[DonCO]

I blew the main seal on my 96 Corolla 1.8 liter. Does anyone have a ballpark guesstimate of what it'll cost to replace? And of course the timing belt & cam seal while I'm at it.
I thought these things were good for lots more miles; I mean it's only got 220K on it now.
Thanx
Don

[ratboycom]

do you mean rear main or front main,
the front main is very easy and should only cost about $6 for the front seal and the cam seal, the Tbelt is about $24 (this is for Toyota Brand parts not napa shit)
so if you do it yourself it shouldnt cost more than $30 there are quite a few threads on how to replace the T-belt on 4afes and it is the same for you 7a

dont feel bad about the front main going at 220 mine went out at about 170k

[DonCO]

Thanx for the info, Ratboy. Unfortunately, I'm one of those guys who get to pay double or triple when they take their car to the mechanic cuz I worked on it first. I read the archives before asking this yesterday & MIGHT be able to handle this myself, but I'm kinda desparate for transportation just now so I'd better leave it to a professional this time. I also gotta get a neutral safety switch since that thing is acting up now, too. Appreciate the confidence you've given me though.

[rated_w]

good thing when you are in any business is know your boundries... if there is something you know you cannot do .. you are better off leaving it to the professionals.. don't feel embarrased.. lol I had to get canadian tire to take off my summer tires because they were litterly GLUED to the car