help please - i have a leak

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BLUE WATER - 20 Jul 2004 02:52 GMT

I own the 5 speed MAZDA Protege 2000, its at about 90,000 Km in Canada the
fully loaded version.

Anyway over the past month I noticed there were some spots underneath the
car, I though for sure it
couldn't be from my car since I take excellent care of it, and just had it
serviced for oil and transmission
or gear fluid change about a month ago at Mr. Lube.

However I noticed that the drops are coming from my car onto the driveway!

The fluid appears to be similar to the new oil colour. My oil levels are
full - no change.

The leak appears to be from directly under the engine but slightly to the
left (to drivers side) about
6-12 inches off the center line of the longitude of the car.

Is this a transmission fluid leak, oil leak, steering fliud etc.? I can't
seem to locate any info on the
web. What do you guys think ? I have not checked the tranny fluid on the
manual tranmission since
I can't. But the oil levels seem above the F line.

Thanks

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Lanny Chambers - 20 Jul 2004 03:00 GMT

> Anyway over the past month I noticed there were some spots underneath
> the car, I though for sure it couldn't be from my car since I take
> excellent care of it, and just had it serviced for oil and
> transmission or gear fluid change about a month ago at Mr. Lube.

My guess: Mr. Lube is really Mr. Sloppy, he spilled some oil when
removing the old filter or refilling the engine and tranny, and now it's
dripping onto your driveway. This is normal for such establishments--no
surprise when you consider the average age, experience, and IQ of their
"technicians."

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Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
'94C
the alignment page:
http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html

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BLUE WATER - 20 Jul 2004 16:53 GMT

Mr. Lube not screwing on the gear oil properly.

I went back and we located the problem. The leak is coming from the closure
(bolt) with
the gasket that is used to close the bottom of the transmission. It may not
have been closed
properly by the Mr. Lube technicians.

Anyway I am evaluating again for leaks now for the next 2 weeks. Mr. Lube
technicians filled
it up again, and screwed it on tighter this time.

Apparently about 250mL-1/2 Litre was lost over a 3 weeks period.

Keyword hits for the internet so others can know:
MR. LUBE
Mr. Lube
Mr. Lube screw up.
Lube Oil Mister Mr.
Transmission Oil
Gear Oil
Mazda Protege 2000

> > Anyway over the past month I noticed there were some spots underneath
> > the car, I though for sure it couldn't be from my car since I take
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> surprise when you consider the average age, experience, and IQ of their
> "technicians."

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