Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1998 21:18:07 -0400 From: John & Margaret Strowe <jstrowenopsamities.com> Subject: Re: Gearbox oil loss
Jan Kannemacher wrote: > > Hi there. ;^) > > My '90 900 i16 is badly misbehaving. When driving on the Autobahn > (german highway/interstate) after a while it starts smelling for > gearbox oil. Each morning and evening I can find a drop of oil > underneath the engine which suspiciously smells the same way. > Now....where to look for this leak? Any experiences? I.e. is there > something like a "common leak" that may be easy to fix without ripping > the whole engine apart? > > JK'98 I had this problem with my '84 900T a while back. It turned out to be the seal around the shift selector shaft coming out of the transmission. The hardest part of replacing it was that the rod from the shifter had to be separated from the selector shaft. They are joined by a taper pin that had frozen into place and had to be drilled out. Once they are separated, the seal can be pried off and a new one tapped into place easily. Good luck, John
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