I've had another look at the g/box leak tonight and I'm still no further forward with it...
This time I took the boot apart;
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My Dad mention he'd found a guide relating to topping up the selespeed system and that the writer stated that he was simply able to remove the heat shield. I'd like to know how as I don't think it can be done without bending it in half or removing the rear bumper!
I was able to wriggle it out of the way after applying some masking take to the inside off the rear diffuser to stop it being scratched.
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And I learnt nothing. It's no leaking out of the hydraulic pipes.
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I'm back to it's leaking around the rear mount;
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Which makes me wonder if there is a problem with the mount itself? It seems to be filled with a liquid, is it some kind of weird type that is somehow filled with gearbox oil? I can't imagine it would be... (ETA, it's not)
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The only thing I can think to do now is unbolt the engine mount and the corsmember it's attached to and see if there's anything obvious there.
But I can't work out how to support the gearbox whilst I do that. The bottom of the box has a fragile looking box attached to it;
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Anyone know what function the box serves?
And does anyone have any suggestions where the leak might be coming from?
Thanks.