tranny leak-where is it?

[amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)]

how could you have overfilled it? it would have came back out the fill hole if
you did.
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Abatzis" <abatzis2@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 10:12 PM
Subject: tech: tranny leak-where is it?


> since i got my car in march, i've noticed a very slow, intermittant tranny
> fluid leak.  usually i notice a few drops after very spirited driving; it
> seems like the hotter the engine, the more the leak (which makes sense if
> it's a seal i guess).  i put about a quart of redline in last week, and
> noticed the leak is now a bit worse.  i think i overfilled the
> tranny--pretty much filled it all the way (usually i drain it, put in 2
> quarts). i just can't figure out where the hell it's coming from.  where it
> isn't coming from is the bellhousing; that's where it would be if it was
> SMS, right? i think it's from the speedo hole (which would also make sense
> if i overfilled it), but maybe the gasket between 5th gear and the rest of
> the tranny.  anyone else know where it could be from? again, definitely
> nothing from the bellhousing, which is where most of the seals and stuff
> are.  also, no noises, shifting relatively smooth (linkage still a bit out
> of whack). ideas? tia,
>
>
> -Michael Abatzis
> Hotlanta! GA
> 1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP-->parting, prelim web site, but not taking orders
> yet: www.learnlink.emory.edu/~mabatzi/mikes_page.html
> 1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...
>
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Scirocco-l mailing list
> Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
>