could anyone tell me where my oil leak is coming from.......at first i thought it was from the diff but i jacked it up today to find that the diff is bone dry......i could not jack it up far enough to get under all the way i will wait until i can get it on a ramp...the oil is dripping from the two handbrake cables and on to the exhausts..the prop looks dry aswell and it is deffinatly gearbox oil......any suggestions.........."j"

 

Can you be a bit more specific about location - particularly in relation to the diff / gearbox / cats ? May be able to offer some suggestions then ...

 

Dave

 

all i know at the minute is that it leaves oil on the floor when stood for a short time.and all i can see at the minute is that it seems to be driping from the two handbrake cables or at least from that area....will know a bit more tommorrow when i get it on the ramp.....i was talking to luke from the z center and he suggested it may be leaking from the pipes connecting the hicas rear steering rack...? will post result tommorrow....

 

What year is your car ?

 

I believe it was only that mark 1 cars (90-92 i think) that had mechanical HICAS all after that were electronic.

 

Check the pipe connections in your HICAS cooling system. See my post the other day about the oil cooler and connecting pipes that circulate oil around the Diff.

 

Z ya

 

Nico91TT

 

 

 

 

well the car was put on the ramp today and the oil was traced back to the front of the diff.... propshaft seal...i then decided to see if i had any oil left in the diff and to my supprise it gushed out so i think that after a long run the pressure was just to much and it pissed out the seal....i have let the level down to normal and will keep an eye on it....but while i was under there i spotted that the exhaust has gone....oh well more expense......