Tglamo Member 11 Member For: 12y 2m 1d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 07/05/12 05:15 AM Share Posted 07/05/12 05:15 AM Hi all,righto il be honest here I have minimal knowledge on gearbox parts etc,I own a bf 6 Spd manual ute,and upon doing a pad change noticed a leak appearing to be coming from the gearbox right where it meets engine,can someone help me to identify whether the bolts connecting from g box to engine has a seal,it's not gushing out but leaving a good smell as it's leaking backwards towards exhaust manifold,is this a big issue to fix? Any help would be awesome! Cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeze_dk I am dissatisfied with my current employment situation Donating Members 8,610 Member For: 17y 6m 26d Gender: Male Posted 07/05/12 06:09 AM Share Posted 07/05/12 06:09 AM Prob leaking from the bleeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tglamo Member 11 Member For: 12y 2m 1d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 07/05/12 06:50 AM Author Share Posted 07/05/12 06:50 AM Ok sweet,is the bleeder located directly below the gearbox or is it in an offset location,hard to see at the mo without a proper jack:( my fault for lending it at the wrong time! Any help would be great! Cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 18y 7m Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 07/05/12 06:56 AM Share Posted 07/05/12 06:56 AM Rear main sealClutch slave CylinderClutch bleeder.Is it leaking from above the gear box? as you mention it getting on the exhaust? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tglamo Member 11 Member For: 12y 2m 1d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 07/05/12 07:11 AM Author Share Posted 07/05/12 07:11 AM From what I can see it's leaking from below the gearbox,it's letting off a small smell upon engine becoming hot,the leak is heading backward toward the exhaust piping,hard to pinpoint without cleaning up the area though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicxr6t05 Bronze Donating Members 2,216 Member For: 12y 8m 27d Gender: Male Posted 07/05/12 08:06 AM Share Posted 07/05/12 08:06 AM Rear main sealClutch slave CylinderClutch bleeder.Is it leaking from above the gear box? as you mention it getting on the exhaust?Or input shaft seal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovsta Member 34 Member For: 12y 3m 25d Posted 12/07/12 10:08 PM Share Posted 12/07/12 10:08 PM Had exactly same leak and mine was the rear main seal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSYCHO XRT THE PSYCHO XRT Donating Members 1,275 Member For: 18y 4m 15d Gender: Not Telling Location: At the lights! Posted 12/07/12 11:30 PM Share Posted 12/07/12 11:30 PM Welch plug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OED666 Member 129 Member For: 17y 9m 30d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast, Qld Posted 24/07/12 11:00 PM Share Posted 24/07/12 11:00 PM Is your clutch fluid level going down? If so, than slave cylinder it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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