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 Jan 5, 2010 - 6:58 PM
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Hi guys,
just finished putting together a mates GT4... when we fired it up it was in neutral and it ran OK, but all of a sudden there is gearbox oil all over the top of the box and in a huge puddle on the ground. the gearbox had just been refilled, it was filled from the top, but only up to the filler hole on the side (as per the manual) any ideas? -------------------- ST184R - Project 5S-GTE - Audio: Eclipse CD4000, SW7200, XA1000, SC8265, EA2000 Engine: Greddy eManage, 360cc Injectors, CT26, FMIC, Walbro 255, K&N Pod, Blitz MSTT, HKS SSQV, 3SGE Head Swap, Suspension/Brakes: craftz coilovers, Gen 3 Camry Hub Swap Wheels: ROH Boost-R 17x7 - Times: N/A: 16.73, FI: Coming Soon
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Jan 5, 2010 - 7:22 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Jan 29, '07 From Hoyt Lakes, MN Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
Isn't there an overflow hole up top? I know there is one on the rear diff.
Did you fill the gearbox with the front end jacked up? -------------------- 98 Celica gt red- totaled deer
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Jan 5, 2010 - 7:41 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 26, '09 From Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
yeah it was filled with the front end of the car on jack stands.
there is an overflow hole on the top, but it does not look like it came from there. -------------------- ST184R - Project 5S-GTE - Audio: Eclipse CD4000, SW7200, XA1000, SC8265, EA2000 Engine: Greddy eManage, 360cc Injectors, CT26, FMIC, Walbro 255, K&N Pod, Blitz MSTT, HKS SSQV, 3SGE Head Swap, Suspension/Brakes: craftz coilovers, Gen 3 Camry Hub Swap Wheels: ROH Boost-R 17x7 - Times: N/A: 16.73, FI: Coming Soon
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Jan 5, 2010 - 8:13 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 15, '07 From Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 52 (100%) |
did you put in new axle gaskets. it happned to me.
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Jan 6, 2010 - 4:36 PM
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Awesome thread title.
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Jan 6, 2010 - 5:04 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 29, '07 From Hoyt Lakes, MN Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
Well same thing happened to my alltrac. It was just a little puddle near the overflow hole. No big deal for me, because I think I put in a little over the required 5.1 quarts because the car was jack up I couldn't get an accurate reading on the fill job.
-------------------- 98 Celica gt red- totaled deer
94 Celica st black DD (bad weather beater)- totaled deer 95 Celica gt silver- chassis sold 88 Celica All-Trac (Burned to a crisp) 94 Celica gt white (sold) In need of a rust free chassis!!!! |
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Jan 6, 2010 - 5:37 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 10, '06 From Greensburg,PA Currently Offline Reputation: 27 (94%) |
its either the axles, overflow hole, or a crack
sure its not engine oil?? This post has been edited by pittfirefighter: Jan 6, 2010 - 5:37 PM -------------------- Breaking Axles...
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Jan 6, 2010 - 7:26 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 7, '07 From Portland, Oregon Currently Offline Reputation: 67 (96%) |
yeah I'm actually wondering if maybe the fill bolt just wasn't put in or something simple like that, for there to be oil all over the top of the transmission, that's an odd place for it to leak from otherwise, unless it's just not mounted properly to the block, but even then... can that happen? It wouldn't have even started if it wasn't bolted up properly.
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Jan 7, 2010 - 3:02 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 29, '07 From Hoyt Lakes, MN Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
If the transaxle wasn't bolted up to the block properly it would have a uber hard time to turn over. Believe me, I would know. Did you smell it? Was it in fact gear lube? Ifs its on top it can't possibly be the axle seals. Unless you removed the transfercase and never sealed it up with rtv gasket maker.
-------------------- 98 Celica gt red- totaled deer
94 Celica st black DD (bad weather beater)- totaled deer 95 Celica gt silver- chassis sold 88 Celica All-Trac (Burned to a crisp) 94 Celica gt white (sold) In need of a rust free chassis!!!! |
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