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Gearbox leak (possibly)

  • 26-04-2015 8:08pm
    #1
    Nozebleed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,727 ✭✭✭


    Hey lads,found a very minor/slow drip leak under the car after a long drive today,at first I thought it was oil but it dried up very quickly in the sun leaving no stain at all on the paving slabs. Also it didn,t have a strong smell..but felt like oil to touch..im guessing its the gearbox seal..my worry is can you drive around with such a problem wirhout putting lives at risk or ahould I park it up until properly diagnosed? Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    ORVEE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 134 ✭✭ORVEE


    Did you have the air conditioning on during your long drive?


  • #3
    Nozebleed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,727 ✭✭✭Nozebleed


    ORVEE wrote: »
    Did you have the air conditioning on during your long drive?

    No actually,ive had it off for weeks. Funny you brought that up. Why?


  • #4
    ORVEE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 134 ✭✭ORVEE


    Just taught when you said the stain disappeared in the sun, that maybe it was only the water coming from the air conditioning system(which is quite normal)


  • #5
    Avns1s
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,423 ✭✭✭Avns1s


    If it didn't have a strong smell, it certainly wasn't gearbox oil.

    Also, if it dried up quickly, it wasn't likely to be oil at all, unless perhaps petrol or diesel. Definitely not a lubricating oil anyway.


  • #6
    pablo128
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,219 ✭✭✭pablo128


    Windscreen washer fluid possibly?


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  • #7
    Nozebleed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,727 ✭✭✭Nozebleed


    Im a bit confused myself,it definitely wasn,t water..so im guessing either power steering,brake,gearbox or coolant..i checked the oil,brake and coolant levels and they,re all spot on. If theres a stain under the car when i start it up in the morning ill take a photo and stick it up.


  • #8
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    Best to put a plastic sheet under the car, it will stop whatever the fluid is from soaking away before you can ID the colour or smell.


  • #9
    Nozebleed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,727 ✭✭✭Nozebleed


    Had a look this morning and nothing,not a single drop..so who knows,will have to wait and see. Thanks for the replies.


  • #10
    blackbox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,715 ✭✭✭blackbox


    Are there cats around?


  • #11
    dooroy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 576 ✭✭✭dooroy


    I would think that if it was gear oil , brake fluid , power steering fluid or engine oil it would certainly have left a stain .
    Have you had to top up the coolant lately - this could dilute it and it would evaporate then probably leaving little or no stain .
    Came across this lately on a 2009 Astra diesel and it was a coolant leak - once car cooled down and pressure in the system reduced the leak stopped.


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