Big oil leak after my car if off!!!!!!!
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- Your car is a: 82 Fiat Spider 2000 CSO
- Location: San Antonio
Re: Big oil leak after my car if off!!!!!!!
Yep, I had the same thing and inserted a little o ring from Auto Ricambi that solved the issue. The speedo cable is also one of those little areas that I check when i do an oil change. For some reason on my car the cable will back off the thread a little very few thousand miles. Try truning/tightening the metal attachment on the cable to see if that fixes the issue.
Buon giro a tutti! - enjoy the ride!
82 Fiat Spider 2000
03 BMW M3
07 Chevy Suburban
82 Fiat Spider 2000
03 BMW M3
07 Chevy Suburban
Re: Big oil leak after my car if off!!!!!!!
no is not coming from the speedo cable here is where is coming from
- fiatmike124
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- Joined: Sun Aug 26, 2012 7:07 pm
- Your car is a: 1981 Spider 2000
- Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
Re: Big oil leak after my car if off!!!!!!!
Well I think you have your answer. The gasket between the shift extension and the rear housing. Even though your last two pictures are upside down, you can clearly see the gasket is squeezed out and needs to be replaced. Also, based on your other pics, it is leaking from both sides, so not the speedo and I don't think it is the plug. Your gonna need to pull the trans....and while you're at it..........
Mike
1981 Fiat Spider 2000
2011 BMW 328i Coupe
2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT
2003 Yamaha V-Star 650
1981 Fiat Spider 2000
2011 BMW 328i Coupe
2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT
2003 Yamaha V-Star 650
Re: Big oil leak after my car if off!!!!!!!
yup I was afraid of that ! thanks.
can someone share the steps and the order in which the trans should be pulled off?
can someone share the steps and the order in which the trans should be pulled off?
- FiatMac
- Posts: 290
- Joined: Sat Aug 01, 2009 1:14 pm
- Your car is a: 1982 2000 Spider
- Location: Salisbury, North Carolina
Re: Big oil leak after my car if off!!!!!!!
If it is the gasket between the shift extension and the transmission you may not need to completely remove the transmission. Many of the following steps need to be done anyway if you are removing the transmission, so you can try it before complete removal
If you remove the tunnel console there is an access plate bolted to the top of the tunnel over the shift extension. Once you remove the drive shaft and unbolt the transmission mount at the back of the transmission, you can tilt the engine/transmission downward a significant amount. This should give easy access to the four bolts holding the shift extension to the transmission. Hopefully it also will be enough clearance to allow you to lift the shifter clear of its internal connection. Remove the four bolts. The shifter assembly will then need to be pushed forward about 1" to disconnect and then it can be lifted out.
I have not done this before, but it looks doable. The only question is whether tilting the transmission down will get enough clearance to get the shift extension out.
If you remove the tunnel console there is an access plate bolted to the top of the tunnel over the shift extension. Once you remove the drive shaft and unbolt the transmission mount at the back of the transmission, you can tilt the engine/transmission downward a significant amount. This should give easy access to the four bolts holding the shift extension to the transmission. Hopefully it also will be enough clearance to allow you to lift the shifter clear of its internal connection. Remove the four bolts. The shifter assembly will then need to be pushed forward about 1" to disconnect and then it can be lifted out.
I have not done this before, but it looks doable. The only question is whether tilting the transmission down will get enough clearance to get the shift extension out.
Stan McConnell
Retired Mechanical Engineer
Salisbury, North Carolina
82 2000 Spider (driving)
78 124 Spider on the rotisserie
76 124 Spider parts car or possible Lemons racer
83 parts car
Retired Mechanical Engineer
Salisbury, North Carolina
82 2000 Spider (driving)
78 124 Spider on the rotisserie
76 124 Spider parts car or possible Lemons racer
83 parts car