is this a seal or a crack in my engine case?

 

You might need to be more specific as to the location of the leak.

 

yea the top or bottom of the rear drive shaft housing...........ps i have a service manaul

 

it is the housing on the left rear of the engine that drives the rear shaft and the transfer shaft for the front. I have my transfer shaft out because I had the side cover off for a firing problem,Got the firing prob fixed and it`s running now but shooting oil out where the transfer shaft connects to the splines in that housing.Is it a seal you think?

 

service manual would be awsome!

 

bump

 

my honda service manual shows a seal like the front drive shaft seal,..it wont seal without the shaft in place ..if you replace the shaft and it still leaks get a new seal

 

that makes sense, I`ll put the shaft back before I start it and see what happens. Thanks a million.