Seat Cordoba gearbox oil fill nut location

wild turkey

hi guys ,my gearbox seems to be leaking oil for the last week or so but only twigged what it was today. Can anybody tell me where the fill nut is located
so i can top it up, Is there an additive i can add to stop the leak
thanks
WT

shietpilot

Have you looked at the gearbox? There should be a fill nut and a drain nut. The drain nut will be somewhere underneath the gearbox. The fill nut will be somewhere on the side of the gearbox, usually the front side facing the radiator. You need to undo that nut and fill gearbox oil until it's up to the bottom of the hole.

It will start to drip and then you know it's full. Make sure the car is completely level of course before you begin filling it.

Where is the gearbox leaking oil from? It might be a simple fix if it's just a driveshaft seal you could drain the gearbox oil, remove the driveshaft that's leaking and replace the seal!

wild turkey

I cant actually work out where its leaking from as its been thrown onto the back of the body where the steering pipes are , Im not even 100% its even the gearbox , But I've ruled out brake and steering fluid as the levels haven't gone down

I found the two nuts Im in the process of making an allen key to open it as halfords have nothing

shietpilot

You need to raise it up and inspect it with a flash light or something. If there's really a lot of oil you could clean it all up and then check underneath again in a day's time or a week to see exactly where it's dripping from!

wild turkey

Thanks for your help shietpilot , I really appreciate it !
I think its the driveshaft alright
I made up a 17mm allen key but cant get the nut off and dont want to force it so ill get a friend to look at it in work tomorrow

shietpilot

Okay so the best course of action would be for you would be to go to a VW/Seat dealer and ask them to sell you 2 driveshaft seals and gearbox oil.

Drain the old oil completely, remove both driveshafts and change the seals. They should pop out with a screwdriver or you can get a small wood screw and screw it into the seal and pull it out with pliers. Put in the new seals, clean up the area, reinstall the driveshafts and fill it up with oil.

Hopefully your issues will be gone. The seals shouldn't cost much! Good luck.

hamburg

The driveshaft flange on those Cordoba/Ibiza don't pop off with a screwdriver or pry bar. When you remove the 6 ( m12 I think?) Spline bolts on the inner driveshaft end, there is an allenhead bolt in the center of the flange that you remove to release it. Hth

wild turkey

Thanks Guys , I'm not really comfortable doing that myself so getting a workmate to do it , hes an ex bmw mechanic so knows his stuff