WTF? #!?@ tranny leak

[green536@hotmail.com (Chris DeLong)]

common leaks
1. speedo cable grommet
2. driveflange seals
3. selector shaft seal
4. pushrod seal

If your tranny is overfilled it will definitely cause leaks. check the 
level. then clean and look for leaks. sometimes all of the above mentioned 
parts can be good but the speedo cable sheathing will leak if its cracked. 
HTH



Chris DeLong
Fine Tuning
206.367.5503
Seattle, WA USA





>From: "Michael Abatzis" <abatzis2@hotmail.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: WTF? #!?@ tranny leak
>Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 20:53:51 +0000
>
>i've had this intermittent tranny leak since i bought this car last year.  
>it will go weeks/months without a problem, then just decide to puke out 
>some gear oil, then be fine again after that.  last time it did it, about 1 
>mo ago, i finally found that the leak was (almost) definitely coming from 
>the speedo hole (i thought a more likely culprit was the vent or the gear 
>selecter seal, but no).  this makes no sense to me. this is the highest 
>part of the tranny, why would it have a sometimes leak there? i figured my 
>tranny might have been overfilled; it still may be, since i guess the oil 
>should only be at the lower level of the fill hole (i always use the speedo 
>hole). i think it may still be a bit higher than that. very strange. not a 
>little leak either. big puddle on the driveway. any ideas, has this 
>happened to anyone else? btw, i cleaned everything on that cable/tranny, 
>and tightened it good. is there an o-ring or seal or something i can 
>replace? even if there is, i don't understand this leak. oh, and it bears 
>no relation to driving hard or anything. usually the leak is when i leave 
>it sitting for a few days. but otherwise, there isn't even a hint of a 
>leak.
>
>
>
>-Michael Abatzis
>Hotlanta! GA-->Soon to be New Orleans!
>1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP-->parting, finally taking orders: 
>www.learnlink.emory.edu/~mabatzi/mikes_page1.html
>1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...
>
>
>
>
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