# Toyota Camry- Rear Main Seal **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [August 14, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-camry-rear-main-seal/74071 "2012-08-14T04:43:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Toyota\_Ms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Toyota\_Ms](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Toyota_Ms)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-camry-rear-main-seal/74071/1 "2012-08-14T04:43:43Z")
Thinking Ahead- If you tried everything to seal leak and nothing works How long will it take before the Rear Main Seal goes out? Would it be wise to drive on highway? Any thoughts would be helpful. đŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 7:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-camry-rear-main-seal/74071/2 "2012-08-14T07:16:32Z")
It’s possible for a rear main seal to fail catastrophically by either becoming dislodged or from a piece of the seal breaking off. This can lead to massive oil loss and engine destruction if the engine is not shut off immediately. (That’s what the red oil light means; stop now.) However, the odds of either one are very, very slim and it’s really not something that I would worry about. Usually a rear main just leaks oil progressively worse over time and may get to the point where it’s a steady drip. ---
**Author:** ![Toyota\_Ms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Toyota\_Ms](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Toyota_Ms)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 8:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-camry-rear-main-seal/74071/3 "2012-08-14T08:12:22Z")
Thank you for your thoughts. I will try not to worry about it.