BenF Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I finally got around to checking my gearbox oil level today - on the basis that I'd seen a small spot of oil on the garage floor which appeared to come from the back of the gearbox. Once on axle stands, I found that the leak seems to come from the speedo drive. From looking at past posts, TADTS - so I'm not planning on changing the seal at the moment. The knurled ring on the drive was loose, so I did it up with my fingers. Even then, the speedo drive unit is quite loose - it can be waggled a bit from side to side. Is this normal? I then undid the filler plug (RHS of 6-speed gearbox, seems to say "LEVL" next to it - correct?) and about 100ml of oil gushed out - so I am guessing it was overfilled in the past and probably has not lost much from the drive seal leak. It's only losing a minute amount when sitting in the garage (a spot half the size of a little fingernail appears after a blat). Just for a sanity check - it's not one of those leaks which gets worse when you are actually driving? Edited by - BenF on 30 Jul 2011 16:26:26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bio Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Hi Ben Don't worry it will be ok.....and yes they all waggle . John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dignity Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Yep as Bio/John says I "fixed" the speedo seal nearly a year ago and still lose that much oil. I keep checking the level and its still coming out. I think this is because it was topped up with only one end raised Or you could try (as was suggested to me) rubbing its nose in it 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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