Dave Bailey
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 07:23 PM |
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Engine out or not...
Well now have about 1500 miles on the car and I have little gearbox oil leak which manifests itself as a drip off the bell housing. Question is do I
take the engine out over Christmas to see what it is and fix It?
Dave B
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ian locostzx9rc2
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 07:31 PM |
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Yes it will only get worse
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big_wasa
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 07:41 PM |
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And contaminate the clutch.
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Dave Bailey
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 07:43 PM |
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I need to work out if I take engine and gearbox in one or if I take just the engine out... Need to work out if I have enough space to get the engine
off the gearbox.
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ian locostzx9rc2
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 07:57 PM |
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.If youhave about 6 inches of room in front of the engine you can get the engine out and leave the gearbox in
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pewe
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 08:08 PM |
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Trouble with that kind of thing is it doesn't matter how important the leak is you'll know it's there and, if you're anything
like me, it'll bug the whatsits off you!
If you can drop the box off the back of the engine putting it back in is a whole lot easier if you beg, borrow or steal a couple of bell-housing
bolts, cut the heads off and slot the ends. These are then used as guide pins to help align the box.
Also and angle guage on the sump and box (held up by a trolley jack with suitable cradle - pm me for a design) to ensure they are at the same angle
and the box will slip back in like a rat up a drainpipe - ask me how I know!
Alternatively if you have access to an engine crane they reckon it's easier to take the box and engine out complete.
Trick here is to jack up the rear end to help improve the angle at which the unit comes out.
Whichever way you go it's a complete PIA job - one which I've done on the hairdressers twice this year 
HTH.
Cheers, Pewe10 
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will121
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 08:18 PM |
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Is it definately gearbox oil leak? I had a simular leak from bellhousing in end after removal of gearbox was sump gasket leaking at the crank end main
bearing one way I could have seen it was flywheel wet with oil on engine side which could have possibly seen through crank shaft sensor hole, if leak
from gearbox wouldn't think would have got there
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Dave Bailey
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 08:20 PM |
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I am tempted to take the engine and gearbox out together because this is how it went in.. I have some ramps that I can use to raise the rear....
I also have an engine crane that I borrowed from work so no excuse not to get on with it.
Dave B
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Dave Bailey
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 08:24 PM |
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The oil smells like gearbox oil but not 100% sure so the only way to be sure would be to take it out and have a look....
There are a few other jobs I want to do I.e change from red to blue antifreeze... The red stuff seems to be attacking my silicone hoses
Dave B
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 08:49 PM |
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I would lift the engine out without the box, it's lighter and easier to handle, use a trolley jack to support the box. No need to use any angle
gauges to help align the engine to gearbox , I've fitted hundreds of engines and have never needed any gauges just make sure you have an even
gap between the engine and box when fitting the engine.Put the box into a high gear and if required rotate the crank while pushing the engine onto the
box to locate the clutch splines
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madteg
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 08:50 PM |
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Engine out, fix leak and paint the engine, clean engine bay up. That way you are not just taking it out to fix it.
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Dave Bailey
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 09:37 PM |
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Well just ordered the gaskets for the nose and bell housing so looks like game on... I have a quaife top cover to fit also so box out with the engine
I think is what I need to do....
Dave B
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