gargravarr
Member
One problem after another...
I put Wildcat back on the road last week after the ignitor in the Supra died - still searching for a replacement. And it's back to the old problem/fix routine, yay! I got it out to France with minimal fuss, then got sideswiped by a careless French idiot who couldn't keep to his side of the road - demolished my wing mirror and badly scuffed the rear wing. Fuming. And now, as I'm packing up to come home, I checked the oil and it was dry. There was oil in there a week ago, just before I came out here...
Checked under the car, and practically the entire underside of the engine and gearbox are nicely oiled. From what my stepdad and I can tell, looking through the hole in the bell housing, it's leaking through from the clutch side of the engine, so I'm assuming it's the clutch bearing/oil seal gone bad.
Having just experienced the joys of replacing a Renault Scenic gearbox, I am utterly enthusiastic about replacing this seal... I've got a Haynes manual, naturally, so the question is, is this enough to get the gearbox out and replace the seal? Or, since I will have the tools at my disposal next month, is dropping the engine out of the car easier than just dropping the gearbox? We were told we should have dropped the Scenic's engine instead of leaving it in, just want to hear people's opinions... and partially to justify this rant!
I put Wildcat back on the road last week after the ignitor in the Supra died - still searching for a replacement. And it's back to the old problem/fix routine, yay! I got it out to France with minimal fuss, then got sideswiped by a careless French idiot who couldn't keep to his side of the road - demolished my wing mirror and badly scuffed the rear wing. Fuming. And now, as I'm packing up to come home, I checked the oil and it was dry. There was oil in there a week ago, just before I came out here...
Checked under the car, and practically the entire underside of the engine and gearbox are nicely oiled. From what my stepdad and I can tell, looking through the hole in the bell housing, it's leaking through from the clutch side of the engine, so I'm assuming it's the clutch bearing/oil seal gone bad.
Having just experienced the joys of replacing a Renault Scenic gearbox, I am utterly enthusiastic about replacing this seal... I've got a Haynes manual, naturally, so the question is, is this enough to get the gearbox out and replace the seal? Or, since I will have the tools at my disposal next month, is dropping the engine out of the car easier than just dropping the gearbox? We were told we should have dropped the Scenic's engine instead of leaving it in, just want to hear people's opinions... and partially to justify this rant!