wheres my gearbox oil going?
07 February 2005, 07:57 PM
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wheres my gearbox oil going?
i cant be sure but i think i am leaking gearbox oil. whats the first thing to check ( and please dont say 'is there a sump plug in? :-P). it has just had a clutch changed so i am thinking that this might have something to do with it? what do you think?
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chris
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07 February 2005, 10:11 PM
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seriously though, the garage will have needed to drain some or all of the gearbox oil before they removed the box to do the clutch, if you don't do this, when you remove the prop shaft from the rear of the box oil will leak out..
Why do you "think" you're leaking oil..
Is there a patch on the drive?
Have the gears gone to soup?
Is it getting noisy?
Andy
Why do you "think" you're leaking oil..
Is there a patch on the drive?
Have the gears gone to soup?
Is it getting noisy?
Andy
07 February 2005, 11:06 PM
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why do i think?
ok we had it on ramp the other day and changed the gearbox oil then obviously refilled it to high mark, now its at low again.. i have tried it on a few different surfaces as the level can be well affected by the car angle.. the only pace i havent tried it is back on the ramps.
theres not a patch of oil on the ground, however it was low so i took it to my friendly mechanic and changed the oils, and filled it to the top (well high mark) now its at low again.. so i cant really understand it.. i have tried it on several different surfaces as i am led to believe that the slightest angle will screw it up.. the only place i havent tried it on so far is the ramp which it was on when we refilled it.
ok we had it on ramp the other day and changed the gearbox oil then obviously refilled it to high mark, now its at low again.. i have tried it on a few different surfaces as the level can be well affected by the car angle.. the only pace i havent tried it is back on the ramps.
theres not a patch of oil on the ground, however it was low so i took it to my friendly mechanic and changed the oils, and filled it to the top (well high mark) now its at low again.. so i cant really understand it.. i have tried it on several different surfaces as i am led to believe that the slightest angle will screw it up.. the only place i havent tried it on so far is the ramp which it was on when we refilled it.
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07 February 2005, 11:23 PM
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ok, is there lots of oil on the underside of the car....
I don't think parking is ""that"" critical to the level...
Unless you live on a hillside.
I think you need to get under it, wipe the box over / steam clean it off and then work out where it's coming from first.
couple of the usual places..
Bellhousing, (input shaft seal) will drip out of the bellhousing around clutch, sometimes contaminating the clutch in the process (making it slip and smell horrid)
Rear propshaft oil seal, (obvious drip from rear of box)
Like you say it's got to be going somewhere as it's doesn't evaporate. (well not that quick)
Get it in the garage over night with some white paper underneath the box after a refill to the high line.
Andy
I don't think parking is ""that"" critical to the level...
Unless you live on a hillside.
I think you need to get under it, wipe the box over / steam clean it off and then work out where it's coming from first.
couple of the usual places..
Bellhousing, (input shaft seal) will drip out of the bellhousing around clutch, sometimes contaminating the clutch in the process (making it slip and smell horrid)
Rear propshaft oil seal, (obvious drip from rear of box)
Like you say it's got to be going somewhere as it's doesn't evaporate. (well not that quick)
Get it in the garage over night with some white paper underneath the box after a refill to the high line.
Andy
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