Transmission oil smell
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Transmission oil smell
Had a bit of a spirited drive yesterday with an Evo 5 and had an alarming stink of transmission oil after No drips or any oil under the car just the smell. Any ideas?
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Front diff leaking oil, gearbox input shaft oil seal, engine rear crankshaft oil seal, transfer box oil seals, rear diff leaking until you can get it on a ramp/lift it's all guess work unless you can see a leak under the car.
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Have you got wrapped headers there Calvin ? I had a leaking rocker cover gasket last year and had a similar thing when it got hot, oil was dripping onto the wrapped headers and when the car had more beans than normal I used to have a ploom of oily smoke creaping from under the bonnet. All well after it was replaced and burnt off.
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No wrapped headers Si. No sign of leaks anywhere. Obviously working 9-5 everyday now it's hard to get it checked out. No smoke either so i cant see if anything is getting on the exhaust
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Its only when u give it a little welly aswell init babe if you drive like a old man its fine but just thort im not working friday so ill give you a lift in to work and pic you up so your dad could take it some where i would but im not alowed to drive it lol x
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Sounds as though insufficient lubrication in your gearbox/diff and as the load increases as does the friction resulting in temperature increase. A oil change may cure it depending how hot the cogs etc have become during operation, also your oil grade may loose efficiency operating above a certain temp depending on what quality oil your using. Best to change the oil for quality brand asap.
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