oil in starter motor
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Dunno, there's no oil on the ring gear.
If the oil is getting in along the bendix, the only source is the gear box or rear seal.
The wading plug question is a good one, that might explain why nothing drip. (although if the bell housing was filling up, you might expect clutch problems as well)
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Question - is this something recent or a case of "haven't dismounted the starter in years and it's crappy inside"?
If the latter I'd clean it out and put it back on. Could well be some well-meaning but clueless owner previous to you took to over-oiling the bushings and just went nuts on it.
If the former, i'd be more likely to suspect something dripping in from above or around rather than from the bellhousing if the inside of the housing isn't dripping with oil. WIth the 2-liter Diesel, though, you do have a path from the bellhousing as opposed to a petrol where the starter drive is not inside the starter but on the shaft outside the housing.
If the latter I'd clean it out and put it back on. Could well be some well-meaning but clueless owner previous to you took to over-oiling the bushings and just went nuts on it.
If the former, i'd be more likely to suspect something dripping in from above or around rather than from the bellhousing if the inside of the housing isn't dripping with oil. WIth the 2-liter Diesel, though, you do have a path from the bellhousing as opposed to a petrol where the starter drive is not inside the starter but on the shaft outside the housing.
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