green joker 7 Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 Was out last night in the golf to go to the shops, I wake up this morning and there is a oil leak coming from the gear box picture below, should this have a seal in it and how can I fix it?I know I cant take the panel off because if I do obviously the oil will come out, thanks in advance for the help. VR6Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ER6 26 Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) Yes it will have a gasket around it , you will need to drain it ( make sure the oil is warmed up ) , remove the cover , fit a new gasket , refit the cover, then refill it. If you google gear box gasket & oil change you should get a step by step guide. Edited August 14, 2015 by ER6 Link to post Share on other sites
green joker 7 Posted August 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 Yes it will have a gasket around it , you will need to drain it ( make sure the oil is warmed up ) , remove the cover , fit a new gasket , refit the cover, then refill it. If you google gear box gasket & oil change you should get a step by step guide.Thanks for the advice, because when I look at it there is a gap from the cover to the edge and I don't know if this is supposed to be like this as this is my first vr Link to post Share on other sites
ER6 26 Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GEARBOX-SUMP-GASKET-VW-Golf-Hatchback-VR6-MK-3-1992-1998-2-8L-174-BHP-Top-Ge-/201101210260 This is a gear box sump gasket ^ do you mean you can see a bit of gasket making it look like a gap ? You need to check it's definatley from the gear box and not oil running onto it from else where then dripping onto the gear box. Gear box oil will smell a lot stronger than engine oil. Give it a good clean off and degrease to locate the sounce of the leak. Good luck. VR6Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites
green joker 7 Posted August 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GEARBOX-SUMP-GASKET-VW-Golf-Hatchback-VR6-MK-3-1992-1998-2-8L-174-BHP-Top-Ge-/201101210260 This is a gear box sump gasket ^ do you mean you can see a bit of gasket making it look like a gap ? You need to check it's definatley from the gear box and not oil running onto it from else where then dripping onto the gear box. Gear box oil will smell a lot stronger than engine oil. Give it a good clean off and degrease to locate the sounce of the leak. Good luck.To me it looks like there is a gap where a seal should be right at the edges will try to take a picture, it is sadly coming from there cleaned the aria and the oil is still coming and it smells like gearbox oil it feckin stinks Link to post Share on other sites
ER6 26 Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 It's a good thing it's coming from there , 2L of gear box oil & a gasket will cost no more than £30 + an hour on the spanners. Could have been much worse Link to post Share on other sites
green joker 7 Posted August 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 It's a good thing it's coming from there , 2L of gear box oil & a gasket will cost no more than £30 + an hour on the spanners. Could have been much worse Well the car was bought as a shell then some friends and me worked on it, its not too bad considering its the first real time the engine and gearbox has run in a year ky_uk, VR6Pete and ER6 3 Link to post Share on other sites
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