just had my car out today for a rare winter spin, gets home leaves it on the drive idleing for a bit when i put it in the garage i noticed a few oil drops on the driveway where the backend would have been.

is this the diferential leaking?

is it a serious problem?

cheap to fix?(please say yes)

any help and advice apreciated

by the way its a '90 j-spec twin turbo if this makes a diference

Cheers Si

Only way to tell bud is to get her in the air :eek: and see were it's coming from-diff,drive shaft seals,pinion seal etc could even be Hicas?? ;)

well the last time it was up in the air i noticed the box thingy(is this the diferential?) was a bit caked in oil, but this is the first time ive actually noticed any drips on the floor.

i had a quick look under the car and it did look wet but i never saw it actually dripping..... if ya know wot i meen

well the last time it was up in the air i noticed the box thingy(is this the diferential?) was a bit caked in oil, but this is the first time ive actually noticed any drips on the floor.

i had a quick look under the car and it did look wet but i never saw it actually dripping..... if ya know wot i meen

 

 

best thing to do is clean the whole area with carb cleaner,get it up like new then look for leaks,all to difficult to spot where its to caked in oil,check diff oil levels aswell as hicas levels

:D ...how do you check the diff oil level.

:D ...how do you check the diff oil level.

undo the drain plug,if it doesnt pour out its low ;) but if its leaking best bet is to drain it all,which is very gloopy oil more like treacle and replace it,if it gets to low,it could possibly cause more damage,like damage to the ring-gear and parts inside

undo the drain plug,if it doesnt pour out its low ;) but if its leaking best bet is to drain it all,which is very gloopy oil more like treacle and replace it,if it gets to low,it could possibly cause more damage,like damage to the ring-gear and parts inside

 

:headvswal cheers mate, sorry, been a long day my brain hurts, is it just normal oil i put in there.

:headvswal cheers mate, sorry, been a long day my brain hurts, is it just normal oil i put in there.

No mate-check the manual but IIRC its 80/90. ;)

just had my car out today for a rare winter spin, gets home leaves it on the drive idleing for a bit when i put it in the garage i noticed a few oil drops on the driveway where the backend would have been.

is this the diferential leaking?

is it a serious problem?

cheap to fix?(please say yes)

any help and advice apreciated

by the way its a '90 j-spec twin turbo if this makes a diference

Cheers Si

 

I had a similar problem about 3 years ago - turned out to be the oil seals on the rear drive shafts. not too difficult to change once you've got under the car. The most difficult bit was getting the old seals out imo

 

Hope this helps

I gor very worried when i got back from Bruntingthorpe and found a mass of oil all over the garage floor under the back of the car, as it was red i guessed id popped a hicas line.

 

But it turned out to be a bottle of atf i keep in the polystyrene tray in the boot had split, thus filling the spare wheel well with atf and it dripping out of the drain plug!!!!