I finally got my 74 2.0 running, but now have an oil lean. Thing is, I'm pretty sure it's not the engine. The oil is dripping from the bracket on the tranny that has the pulley for the clutch cable. Forward of that it's dry. I'm going to pull some maintenance tomorrow, so I might get a better look, but is this unusual (ie should I be worried)?

Whitt

How much oil and tell us about the oil. Consistancy, color, etc.

Could be a number of things, but the amount of oil that is leaking is important to know

Eric

Ok, best I can remember, it's a dark brown and is definitely not engine oil (that is pretty fresh <1K mi.). It is thicker than 40wt, and the book calls for 90. As for how much, in three weeks of daily driving, there's a 6" spot under where it's dripping where it's parked at night. Parked for an hour or two looks like it yields a drop or two.

I reviewed the transmission manual and it looks like the magnetic drain plug is just below and behind the clutch cable pulley center and behind a plate. The filler plug looks like it's just above and fore of the same point. If that's correct, one or both may not be torqued correctly, since that's where it looked like it was leaking.

I'll definitely have some harder answers tomorrow when I can get a better look.

Thanks
Whitt

Great! If it's the fill/drain plug then good for you. except the transmission should not be filled aove the drain plug

Please post some pictures tomorrow.

Eric

Will do. Here's the most recent pic of my 914 (about a week ago).

And no, the plates don't mean it's got carbs, I'm the company IT guy.



And this one is circa 1988, when it was my dad's.



Whitt..

I kinda meant a picture of the oil leak area

My vote is output shaft seals. Pretty standard leak and not a difficult fix.

usual advice about this is to make sure you can remove the fill plug before draining the trans oil. a terrible thing is to drain the trans and not be able to refill it because you can't remove the fill plug! trans should be filled until fluid level in trans drips out of the fill plug (drain plug should be at lowest place in trans to allow all of oil to drain)

where in VA are you located?

If this is what a bad one looks like, you're a winner.



The other tell tale was this:



I think CSI calls that "cast off". The driver side looks fine. When you say easy to fix, can replacing that seal be done without dropping the engine?

One other thing, maybe I was reading the exploded diagram wrong, but on my first pic, are the two plugs the reddish spots to the left of the output shaft? I didn't see any plugs where I thought the diagram showed.

@type47 I'm in Roanoke. Vienna is up north of me?

Thanks,
Whitt

Yup, dead output shafts. Call GPR to get replacements.

The reddish plugs (use a 17mm hex to remove them) are the fill plug (on top) and the drain plug (on the bottom).

But he meant dead output shaft seals, not the shafts themselves. Just so there's no confusion there.

They're easy to replace. Don't forget the smear some gear oil on the seal to shaft mating surface of the new seal when you install them and before putting the output shaft back in. If you leave them dry, they'll get fubar'd and won't seal.

Oops You are sooooooooo correct. I meant to say the fluid should not be filled above the fill plug.

Sorry for any confusion that may have caused...

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@type47 I'm in Roanoke. Vienna is up north of me?


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way north, near DC. keep an eye out for the 914 gatherings at Hershey (late Apr... maybe 25th) and the East Coast Cookout/Mid-Atlantic Mid-Engined Ramble mid Sept.

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way north, near DC. keep an eye out for the 914 gatherings at Hershey (late Apr... maybe 25th) and the East Coast Cookout/Mid-Atlantic Mid-Engined Ramble mid Sept.
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Will do. I was just in Chantilly this past Thursday for work.

btw, is this seal problem serious enough to not drive it until it's fixed? Topping it off every couple days isn't a problem for me until I get the parts in. Also, I kind of figured it was fill the top hole till it can't take no more, not the bottom one.

Whitt