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What is this?, Oil dripping from here |
ericoneal |
Aug 19 2012, 07:35 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 320 Joined: 13-August 12 From: Crestwood, KY Member No.: 14,795 Region Association: South East States |
Hi all, new 914 owner here. Loving the car, but of course it has some oil leaks, for now. The previous owner disclosed that the pushrod tube seals were leaking (and they are!) and also the oil temperature sensor seal area.
I am also getting a few drips from the, what I think to be, the dust boot on the gear shift linkage. Total noob here, so bear with me. Could this just be blowback from the other oil leaks, which arent too bad really, or could something really be leaking from here. The attached pic is not my car, but that is where the oil is dripping from. Its just a dust boot, right? Its not really sealing anything is it? Thanks! Attached image(s) |
Dave_Darling |
Aug 20 2012, 12:28 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
Do the drips off of that cover stink like rotten eggs? If so, then they are gear oil. You'll find more of it inside the cover. There is a seal around the gear selector which can eventually start to leak. You remove the side shift console (two nuts hold it in, but drain the fluid first!) and drive out a pin to get the shaft out, then you can replace the seal(s?).
If the drips just smell like oil, chances are better that it's blow-back from the leaks further forward. --DD |
Cupomeat |
Aug 20 2012, 10:40 AM
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missing my NY 914 in VA Group: Members Posts: 1,336 Joined: 26-November 07 From: Oakton VA Member No.: 8,376 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Do the drips off of that cover stink like rotten eggs? If so, then they are gear oil. You'll find more of it inside the cover. There is a seal around the gear selector which can eventually start to leak. You remove the side shift console (two nuts hold it in, but drain the fluid first!) and drive out a pin to get the shaft out, then you can replace the seal(s?). If the drips just smell like oil, chances are better that it's blow-back from the leaks further forward. --DD (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Dave's right (too bad he wasn't Dave Johnson, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) ), many trans drips are just from where the oil flew back when it dripped off the engine. Pull the cover and see if the smelly oil is coming through the shifter selector shaft. Either way, clean it all up and do some leak investigation before tearing into anything. Oh and if you can get your underside to look as good as the model you used, you are getting somewhere... I am jealous of that car and the exhaust... |
ericoneal |
Aug 20 2012, 12:20 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 320 Joined: 13-August 12 From: Crestwood, KY Member No.: 14,795 Region Association: South East States |
Thanks everyone, I will sniff the oil leaks when I get home, and will probably be asking more questions as I get my hands dirty with a car for the first time.
Here is a picture of my orange bomber. Do the drips off of that cover stink like rotten eggs? If so, then they are gear oil. You'll find more of it inside the cover. There is a seal around the gear selector which can eventually start to leak. You remove the side shift console (two nuts hold it in, but drain the fluid first!) and drive out a pin to get the shaft out, then you can replace the seal(s?). If the drips just smell like oil, chances are better that it's blow-back from the leaks further forward. --DD (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Dave's right (too bad he wasn't Dave Johnson, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) ), many trans drips are just from where the oil flew back when it dripped off the engine. Pull the cover and see if the smelly oil is coming through the shifter selector shaft. Either way, clean it all up and do some leak investigation before tearing into anything. Oh and if you can get your underside to look as good as the model you used, you are getting somewhere... I am jealous of that car and the exhaust... Attached image(s) |
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