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Car Forum / MINI / April 2004Oil Leak Woes
Just recently had the gear selector rod seal replaced on my sisters 93' Open Classic LE, but there's still a small puddle of oil underneath the car after it's been parked up overnight. Ok it's not quite so bad, but it's still leaking from somewhere, any ideas? Cheers, Taffy Gear box seal ?????  SignatureRocky ----- http://sail.to/dune1x ----- "One direction is as good as another"- Saying of the open sand > Just recently had the gear selector rod seal replaced on my sisters 93' Open > Classic LE, but there's still a small puddle of oil underneath the car after [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Taffy > Just recently had the gear selector rod seal replaced on my sisters 93' Open > Classic LE, but there's still a small puddle of oil underneath the car after > it's been parked up overnight. Ok it's not quite so bad, but it's still > leaking from somewhere, any ideas? Just the usual, climb underneath and look for the source. It's (apparently) very easy to butcher the selector seal when fitting it. I say apparently since I've never had to do one. I have the same problem, think my leak is from the drive shaft oil seals...... could that be a possibility ??? Dan > Just recently had the gear selector rod seal replaced on my sisters 93' Open > Classic LE, but there's still a small puddle of oil underneath the car after [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Taffy >Just recently had the gear selector rod seal replaced on my sisters 93' Open >Classic LE, but there's still a small puddle of oil underneath the car after [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Taffy Could be the drive shaft seals. These can be spotted by the drip of oil clinging on to the pot-joint outer when parked. I have oil coming out of the flywheel housing (from the hole with the 'jiggle pin' in.) I guess this is getting past the main crankshaft seal, so it looks like a major job to cure this. SignatureChris Morriss Chris Morriss wrote on 16/04/2004 17:48: [snip] > I have oil coming out of the flywheel housing (from the hole with the > 'jiggle pin' in.) I guess this is getting past the main crankshaft > seal, so it looks like a major job to cure this. Me too. :-( Don't suppose there is any other possible reason why oil could drip from there? (Just grasping at straws...) SignatureRoger It does sound like the rear main oil seal is leaking, so its remove the clutch and replace the seal, and maybe replace the clutch while your in there, Fitzy > Chris Morriss wrote on 16/04/2004 17:48: > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Don't suppose there is any other possible reason why oil could drip from > there? (Just grasping at straws...) Hey Taff, why not knock another seal over the first one, I think you can get 4 seals on the shaft, Fitzy > Just recently had the gear selector rod seal replaced on my sisters 93' Open > Classic LE, but there's still a small puddle of oil underneath the car after [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Taffy >Hey Taff, >why not knock another seal over the first one, [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> >> Taffy Do you have the nylon spacer ring in there? (Fitted before the oil-seal goes in) This takes the side-to-side loading and ensures that the seal has an easy life. (I think early rod-change boxes used a metal spacer with an O-ring, but the nylon ones seem to fit them all. SignatureChris Morriss > >Hey Taff, > >why not knock another seal over the first one, [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > has an easy life. (I think early rod-change boxes used a metal spacer > with an O-ring, but the nylon ones seem to fit them all. The nylon bush was used in some cars (mainly Metros) from the factory. The aluminium bush is an upgrade to all earlier rod change boxes. Later gearbox casings were modified to have a longer bearing engagement for the selector rod, so you don't need the bush. I think the modification started production in the early 90's, but not sure exactly when. So the '92 car may be either type. Sorry I can't be more specific, Taffy. SignatureRgds Steve steve@dsnclassics.co.uk www.dsnclassics.co.uk What's strange is it only leaks when parked with the passenger side near the camber of the kerb. So I guess it must be a drive shaft seal issue? Taffy > > >Hey Taff, > > >why not knock another seal over the first one, [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > production in the early 90's, but not sure exactly when. So the '92 car may > be either type. Sorry I can't be more specific, Taffy. > What's strange is it only leaks when parked with the passenger side near the > camber of the kerb. So I guess it must be a drive shaft seal issue? > > Taffy Mmm...sounds possible. The oil level is probably just below that when the car is level. But I would expect it to leak on the move too. This would leave a nice line of oil up the bulkhead in line with the pot joint where it spins it off. SignatureRgds Steve steve@dsnclassics.co.uk www.dsnclassics.co.uk |
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