WHy is oil leaking onto my leg while i drive???
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My omp is going bad. Because after I run the car for a while. Particularly when I drive on the highway for a while. The car bogs at WOT from 3,000rpm up. But after I start driving i feel drops of oil leaking onto my leg??? any idea where whis is coming from. I looked under there. And cleaned some oil off. Idk where it is coming from. Also my tranny tonight feels like its hard to shift. not smooth in shifts from 1 -2 and 2- 3 it feels catchy. Kind of like it needs to be lubricated. Any ideas?
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Not sure but I think that is tranny fluid (?) creeping up the speedo cable. Search, because I know it's been discussed. One way or another, you definitely have some kind of problem with leaks. Good luck
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I searched. And supposedly u can break a seal at the entrance of the speedometer cable?? what seal would that be? And any ideas about the catchy shifts??
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same here thats messed up, how meny diffrent things can go wrong with an FC, more then any other car it seems like.... good luck keep that trans full. and screw with that cable seal
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its easy enough to pop that gear out, just jack up the back of the car (causes the oil to go to the front of the transmission, pull the 10mm bolt and yank the unit out of there. Local autoparts store should have an oring to fit.
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I ordered the seal and o-ring from mazdatrix last night. So as soon as it gets here Ill put it in. Any Ideas on the best oil to use for the tranny???
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let me get this straight, you used engine oil in the transmission??
well i guess you COULD do that, but it's not recommended...
anyways, pick up some actual gear oil, the full synthetic stuff.
a good one is Redline MT-90.
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well i guess you COULD do that, but it's not recommended...
anyways, pick up some actual gear oil, the full synthetic stuff.
a good one is Redline MT-90.
- Aaron
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