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Leaking tranny? Eeewwwwwww........

bruce wrote:Leaking tranny? Eeewwwwwww........

.... BAHAHAHAHA!!!!

So It's an Automatic Transmission?

Is it on an NA, NB or NC ?

Chris P wrote:While we are on double entendres - the tranny does smell after I give her a rodgering.

Has anyone else checked underneath their transmission?

Coincidentally, I had a very *minor* issue yesterday.

Driving along, there was about 2cm-3cm play in the gear stick when it was in gear, which is very odd. Got back home and pulled centre console, rubber boots etc so I could see the transmission through the turret hole from the driver's seat.

Where the gear stick enters the transmission, there is a fairly sizable metal plate that is botled in via 4 bolts. All 4 bolts has come undone by about 5mm! Problem is, 2 bolts are right there and easily reachable, where as the other two are tucked under the letal lip of the turret opening.

Around the top of the transmission was oily and gritty (not bad, just a very light film.) I've done the 4 bolts up, 2 tighly and the other 2 the best as I could manage.

Hopefully, I won't get the smell coming into the cabin after a decent run anymore.

Have you checked the weaphole near the front of the bellhousing, if there is oil coming from that, and covering the bottom of the box it may be the rear main engine seal.

If is the extension housing seal(driveshaft) is leaking it will be throwing oil all around the tunnel at the back of the gearbox and also it wil be covering the bottom of the ppf. This is not too hard to replace, but requires laying on your back under the car while trying to tap it in. I did mine last week before the track day, I ened up using the curved top jaw of the multigrips and a hammer to be able to tap it in all the way around. If this isn't your cup of tea then I would probably just let a mechanic do it and it shouldn't be too exy.

Hope this helps, Tim

There's also the rear engine crankshaft seal, and the input shaft gasket in the bellhousing.

Jules

That would have been due to the sump removal. That's practically an engine out exercise.

I would have been tempted to think about a clutch change if it was all apart.

Jules