 What's causing this mess?, 1973 2.0 with 90,000 miles. |
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| DdHavtech |
 Aug 29 2023, 09:05 AM
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I think I know the answer - but seems a bit excessive.
The shifter cover was just removed and cleaned. Doesn't seem like the shift seal is the problem. Thanks  |
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| Superhawk996 |
Aug 30 2023, 08:14 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,212 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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Answer to the thread’s title question:
lack of maintenance (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) |
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| 76-914 |
Aug 30 2023, 08:25 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,735 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California
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That Cv gasket is gone. Usually they will leave a grease line about the undercarriage 90 degrees out from the gasket, which I don't see. I'd inspect it anyway. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| Superhawk996 |
Aug 30 2023, 08:27 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,212 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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All suggestions above are good - especially the smell test. Need to know if it’s gear oil or engine oil.
There is a lot of oil residue up high on the tail end of the trans. That usually isn’t from engine oil. I’ve seen this occur when the transmission vent is blocked. Internal pressure inside the trans pushes gear oil out everywhere - input shaft seals, differential carrier seals, speedo gear, gear shift seal, etc., anywhere it can relieve pressure. Can also occur when the trans is overfilled. Sort of hard to overfill if done properly but I’ve seen them overfilled when filled on the bench or garage floor. |
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| jhynesrockmtn |
Aug 30 2023, 08:33 AM
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My 70 looked like that and really spewed fluid out once warm. Dropped engine. Both the output shaft seal on the trans and RMS were leaking. Did those and new clutch. Much better now. I won't claim it doesn't leak at all :-)
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| JeffBowlsby |
Aug 30 2023, 09:24 AM
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QUOTE(technicalninja @ Aug 30 2023, 06:13 AM)  QUOTE(Front yard mechanic @ Aug 30 2023, 06:36 AM) Coin operated car wash?wtf is that Where I'm at, if the owner of the self-serve car wash saw you cleaning the undercarriage or individual greasy parts, they will have a SHIT FIT. You will have a problem on your hands... Coin ops car washes, in fact traditional drive through car washes, car/truck repair garages and even commercial parking garages are required to have sand/oil separator tanks in their drainage system so this should not be a technical problem. These function similar to septic tanks to contain the contaminant and prevent it from entering the public drainage system. Individual coin op car wash owners may get excited if you leave chunks of grease on the slab, but they are protected with their sand/oil separator tanks. Just wash the debris into the drain. |
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| technicalninja |
Aug 30 2023, 09:45 AM
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QUOTE(JeffBowlsby @ Aug 30 2023, 10:24 AM) QUOTE(technicalninja @ Aug 30 2023, 06:13 AM) QUOTE(Front yard mechanic @ Aug 30 2023, 06:36 AM) Coin operated car wash?wtf is that Where I'm at, if the owner of the self-serve car wash saw you cleaning the undercarriage or individual greasy parts, they will have a SHIT FIT. You will have a problem on your hands... Coin ops car washes, in fact traditional drive through car washes, car/truck repair garages and even commercial parking garages are required to have sand/oil separator tanks in their drainage system so this should not be a technical problem. These function similar to septic tanks to contain the contaminant and prevent it from entering the public drainage system. Individual coin op car wash owners may get excited if you leave chunks of grease on the slab, but they are protected with their sand/oil separator tanks. Just wash the debris into the drain. In California! I've worked in 20+ shops over the years. Only 2 had such separators. I AGREE with what Jeff has posted, It shouldn't matter! The coin operated carwashes I've been to lately now have signs in the bays "no hand washing" and the owners have gotten far more "controlling" in the last decade. Every time I've cleaned an engine compartment during the day, I have an argument with the owner who has NEVER been at his car wash at midnight. Just the scuzzy drug dealers... |
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| rhodyguy |
Aug 30 2023, 02:18 PM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,248 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
OP, do you have to add engine oil on a regular basis? If you should have to deal with transmission lube, loosen the fill (upper one) plug first.
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| Rusty |
Aug 30 2023, 07:17 PM
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That's pretty grungy.
Dr Evil used to recommend this for cleaning transmission cases: https://www.dollartree.com/las-totally-awes...lls-32oz/985190 No pressure washing though. You don't want water forced past the seals and into the gearbox. |
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| GregAmy |
Aug 30 2023, 08:38 PM
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I'm still waiting for the OP to let us know if he's brave enough to taste the mess.
(I do it all the time, especially with stuff I swipe off the ground. My friends recoil in horror when I do that, only to be grateful when I tell them it's justwater from their A/C evaporator...wusses...the tongue knows) |
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| 930cabman |
Aug 31 2023, 05:00 AM
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QUOTE(GregAmy @ Aug 30 2023, 08:38 PM) I'm still waiting for the OP to let us know if he's brave enough to taste the mess. (I do it all the time, especially with stuff I swipe off the ground. My friends recoil in horror when I do that, only to be grateful when I tell them it's justwater from their A/C evaporator...wusses...the tongue knows) Not me, thank you. The smell test should work just fine, gear oil has a very distinctive odor |
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