Oily in the rear, should I be worried?
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Oily in the rear, should I be worried?
Had the car on a rack at the exhaust shop (gonna do the H Pipe thang) and
noticed that the cross member just under the rear u-joint is pretty oily and crudy. Would that be from the differential I'm guessing? How concerned should I be? The old guy from the exhaust shop just said " Ehhh...it's englidh!" and laughed........
noticed that the cross member just under the rear u-joint is pretty oily and crudy. Would that be from the differential I'm guessing? How concerned should I be? The old guy from the exhaust shop just said " Ehhh...it's englidh!" and laughed........
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Sounds like a pinion seal leaking a bit. If it's just a seeping I'd live with it. Just make sure to check the fluid level from time to time. A drip here, a drip there...it eventually adds up. You don't wanna let the unit run low on oil.
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The subject line of this thread reminds me of a joke that ends with "So, do you wanna go camping?" :-) :-) (Which means nothing unless you know the joke)
Cheers
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Like was said, the pinion seal is leaking. The pinion turns three times faster than the outputs, causing it to wear out three times faster. The problem is that when the oil level drops, the output bearings begin to lose lubrication , leading to a pretty quick set of bearings. The outputs in this car have a lot of force applied to them and they can't stand low lubrication for long. I would replace the seal and drain and refill with synthetic.
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procedures attached above call for "special tools".....translation-mechanic time.
Ok, so I can just top it off and watch for it to eventually leak, have had her for 3 mos and not a drop on the garage floor so hopefully it's a long time till it gets serious. But what oil? I've seen several threads discussing it but no one has given a diffinitve answer, and is there just a fill plug that
i can fill through till it runs out or ???? I'm better under hood than actual drive train I must admit
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Originally Posted by Bob's attached PDF
Check the oil level at the filler/inspection plug in the rear cover of the differential unit and if the oil level is below the orifice, add oil, as listed under Parts Information, until the level reaches the lower edge of the orifice.
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