Smoke from gearboot/stick

[bnghardy]

don't forget if you jack it up make safe with stands u have only one life

 

[calais24/7]

hey mate i just had a thought, keep an eye on the transmission oil in the gearbox, the front seal of the box may be leaking into the clutch and the clutch is cooking the oil. just a thought but no one else has any better ideas

I was meant to check the fluid level when i had it jacked up. My car is a bit of a pain in the ass to jack up. Anyway ill hopefully be able to do it again this week. There was no visible damage, leaks or anything while i was underneath

 

[bnghardy]

Just another spanner in the cog, how about checking the rear tappet cover seals v6 & v8 and valley gasket on the v8s i know the oil runs down at the back of the block onto exhaust when the seal perishes,
some times you can't see it leaking.
just a thought.

 

[calais24/7]

Well the rb30's are a straight six but yeah no visible leaks at all from under and in the car anywhere

 

[1SIKR8]

is it still smoking? and have you managed to check the oil level ? you won't be able to tell if the frount seal on the gearbox is leaking when its in there, they only way to check is to take the box out. or if there is a cover you can take off ( im not sure if they have one, just going by what i see at work on trucks )

 

[calais24/7]

Yeah got kinda bad the other day, ive been busy/lazy and havnt checked the level, i was told on another forum it's becuase the oil weight is to thin and its litterally burning lol

 

[1SIKR8]

never herd of oil been so thin it burns ? if it was too thin it would be leaking out the seals ? :/

 

[calais24/7]

noo idea, i pulled the plug out and it was definatly full on oil, i drained im guessing half a litre out max to put an additive in, but i got at most 100 ml of the additive in becuase it was soo fkn thick to go through the pump and i couldnt get anymore in. Will that be ok or should i top it up a little bit as soon as i can?