I would suspect that it is your rear main crank seal... most of them do leak. I
was recently told by another Roadster owner that by soaking them in oil for a
few days before you put them in, they tend to seal better. Gonna try that I my
car when I get that far. In the mean time, don't worry about it... they all
pretty much leak.
Greg Burrows
Amy & Erik wrote:
> I have an oil leak that I want to track down the source of. Oil gathers at
> the bottom of the tranny near the front- by the bellhousing. It has been
> doing this for quite some time.
>
> I replaced the oil pan gasket, poured about 2 quarts in and in a few days,
> about 2 teaspoons were in my drip pan- which was under the front of the
> tranny.
>
> Also in the lower corners of the tranny bellhousing, there are 2 holes that
> don't have bolts in them. This sounds like a stupid question- but shouldn't
> there be a bolt and nut there?
> I posted a photo on my site-
> http://www.geocities.com/smedly_whiplash//partscarpage.html
>
> It has done this since I started driving the car, and I never had any clutch
> slippage.
>
> Roadster sighting in a movie- "Desperate But Not Serious" For a brief time,
> there is a bright pink high windshield in it. I was flipping channels and
> came across it by accident. Other than the car, the movie looked horrible.
>
> I also took my son to his first classic car parade. Turns out that was a
> mistake as we were in a particularly unpatrolled part of the route, and
> there were many burnouts done in our area. It was a bit loud for a 12 week
> old, but I loved it. We had to leave for his sake, so I don't know if any
> Datsun's were in it, but Minnesota sure has a lot of impressive 'Cudas.
>
> Erik Smeby
> 2L 1600
>
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