Re: oil leak. Help!

[trnsfrma@ix.netcom.com (Shawn C. Meze)]

At 03:21 PM 3/29/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Francois St-Amand wrote:
>> 
>> There seem to be oil leaking under my tranny near the inner CV joint.
>> How can I tell if it's tranny oil or motor oil?  What does this
>> represent in terms of labor? Is it a seal gone bad?
>> 
>> Thanks for all your help,
>> 
>> Frank
>> 85 'rocco, red
>	Which side of the tranny?  If there's an oil trail all the way up to
>the head than it's probably not the tranny.  The tranny oil is very
>thick (80w90) so it would be very pasty and would nor readily drip. 
>Where as engine oil, if quite used, is very runny.  I would suggest you
>wash the engine with high pressure and drive around for a few days and
>locate exactly where it's leaking from, this way you will get a better
>idea  of what is actually leaking.
>	Andy



That method will work too, but since I use the old sniffer method with my 
Proboscis, here's how you learn the difference between the two fluids. Its 
really quite simple and can be learned in no time at all. 
Easy, pull your dipstick and with engine oil on the ol' stick, take a little 
whiff. Mnnn, good, huh?? Thats what motor oil smells like. Now, get under the 
car and obtain a little sample of whats leaking. if it smells the same as what 
was on the dipstick, guess what, its engine oil. if it smells different and 
really kinda stinks, its tranny fluid. There really is a noticable difference 
between the two fluids. Unless of course, some cannonball has put the same 
fluid in both the engine and tranny. Doubtfull.  
HTH



Shawn
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