Recent content by Sodium

Okay so to follow up: The gearbox was slightly low on oil, I had to add about 125mL of gear oil to top it up. I first noticed it the seepage about 3000 miles ago when I changed the engine oil (I checked the gearbox oil at that time and it was still full), so the leakage rate is around 40mL/1000...

Yep, my thoughts exactly. I ordered some gear oil and it should be in on Tuesday – I’ll check the fluid level and report back with how much has leaked out Yeah those damned valve cover gaskets are the worst – I got my car with 28,800 miles on the clock, and the gaskets were already seeping...

Interesting, I hadn’t considered this as a possibility – do you have any idea how much oil is lost over the span of a service interval? To answer your question, I do drive it as a Maserati should be! However, I suspect a bad seal for the following reason: From around the end of November 2017 to...

Oh and to clarify a couple things: 1. She’s my daily driver; 2. Even though there are only 1-2 drips of oil on the garage floor per week, there’s no way to measure the loss rate apart from getting under the car and opening the fill plug, and I’d rather spend 6-8 hours one weekend replacing the...

Yep, in principle I do agree with you! Especially if the leakage rate is very low (going to check the fluid level later this week) and I can put it off until it’s time for a clutch job. On the other hand, knowing it’s there is really irritating! And based on the shop manual, getting the gearbox...

Hello everyone, greetings from across the pond! My '06 QP has recently developed a very minor leak from between the torque tube and the transaxle. The fluid has the unmistakable aroma of gear oil, so I'm guessing that the seal (#13 in the diagram below) is starting to let go. Is there any...