PLZ HELP!! gearbox fluid leaking

[Vteckiller]

hey guys im a bit of a newby here and this is my first post but im going crazy trying to figure out what has happened to my gearbox. i have fluid leaking from somewhere up top and dripping down, and also a loud clanking sound and the shafts getting stuck sometimes when i roll slowly

this has all happened after a quick takeoff and axle tramping a bit. a few mates have told me maybe cv joints or gearbox is blown but car drives fine and selects gears normally just the noise and getting stuck sometimes and it is not leaking from either cv's so can someone please tell me what u think....

[DC2-PWR]

The most common leakage from gearbox's are the Rear Main Selant, which is a bitch to get to.

It's located pretty much in the centre of the gearbox.

[Vteckiller]

but could that of blown because of axle tramping??

[Vteckiller]

and why would the gearbox be clanking?

[DC2-PWR]

but could that of blown because of axle tramping??
Yes mainly with axle tramping, you do know thats a pretty dangerous stunt.


and why would the gearbox be clanking?

Gearbox clanking, sounds like something has broken inside man.

Worst comes to worst, you'll have to for out cash for another gearbox.

[Vteckiller]

yeh ive been considering that, but still highly doubt thats it the gearbox because i am able to drive the car fine and even thrash it just the noises coming from where the cv joints go in but like i said no leaking from there. thanks for your input anyway champ

[blk-boi]

ur cv joints are gone from the gearbox to the wheel which causes it to clank

[Vteckiller]

How is it still able to drive then? And it's not leaking from the cv at all?

[bennjamin]

Its highly likely the drivers side driveshaft has very slightly popped out exposing the seal edge and thus letting fluid out. Grindy noise prob the diff crown gear bouncing off the now free rotating driveshaft end



Regardless get
It to a mechanic asap

[Vteckiller]

Yeh true it's going into the shop tomorrow so fingers crossed it's not
Expensive. It's leaking from some where up top of the gearbox though?!? That's why I'm so confused

[bennjamin]

How exactly do you know its leaking from the top ? Try and follow the fluid and trace it to its origin.

[Vteckiller]

Yeh I have I've spent 2 hours just trying to find the leak but it is so
Where under my intake manifold to many cables and hoses in the way. Guess just gotta take everything out, was gonna change the clutch anyway so kill 2 birds with one stone

[Lukey]

i dont see how the fluid could be coming from the top of a gearbox..

[Vteckiller]

yeh niether do i, hence the confusion, i know my car inside out and i have never come across a problem like this, now there is no noise at all and still driving fine, just pissing out gearbox oil everytime i drive it, its going in the shop today anyway so will be funny to how ugly i have done this job

[Super-DA9]

TOP of the gearbox? Are you POSITIVE it's not coming from the engine anywhere? Pretty sure it's almost impossible for a gearbox to leak from the top.

Also CV boots don't have to be leaking for the shaft to be stuffed, one of mine went without any leakage and the boots were fine too. Good luck anyways mang. :)

[bennjamin]

just to add.....


a gearbox CANNOT leak fluid from above the fill hole line ( located in line with the driveshaft)
So if its leaking from above there - its likely engine oil leaking from the engine , either distributor O ring is worn, VTEC solenoid gasket is worn etc etc.

[Vteckiller]

hey guys i got it bak from my mates couple of days ago forgot to tell yous what happened, anyway, the reason i thought i was leaking from the top was because the passenger side drifshaft popped out abit and everytime i drove it it would spin and spray the oil f***ing everywhere!!! so its popped out because it snapped from lsd to single spin while turning and stretched it out, also it broke the bearings in the passenger side drifshaft where it goes 2 piece for the torque steer....the car still drives fine now because whatever was grinding has worn away, but its still leaking of course, i drained the oil and it was anodized gold from the metal shavings and alot of metal came out with it lol!!! put a little camera inside that my mate has(so cool) saw a couple of missing teeth what not and yeh, outcome, new drifshaft, new gearbox, and im putting in a fidenza stage 3 racing clutch and lightned flywheel =] all up should be about 1000 with labour so pretty happy with that

[Super-DA9]

holy shit thats an INTENSELY good price for all that! here in ACT I'd get quoted like $400000000000 for all that. lol

[DC2-PWR]

hey guys i got it bak from my mates couple of days ago forgot to tell yous what happened, anyway, the reason i thought i was leaking from the top was because the passenger side drifshaft popped out abit and everytime i drove it it would spin and spray the oil f***ing everywhere!!! so its popped out because it snapped from lsd to single spin while turning and stretched it out, also it broke the bearings in the passenger side drifshaft where it goes 2 piece for the torque steer....the car still drives fine now because whatever was grinding has worn away, but its still leaking of course, i drained the oil and it was anodized gold from the metal shavings and alot of metal came out with it lol!!! put a little camera inside that my mate has(so cool) saw a couple of missing teeth what not and yeh, outcome, new drifshaft, new gearbox, and im putting in a fidenza stage 3 racing clutch and lightned flywheel =] all up should be about 1000 with labour so pretty happy with that

Thats cheap.

[Lukey]

have friend who knows how to diy.
buy him big bottle of jack daniels.
spend weekend drinking and doing diy
cost = parts
winner