Hello.
I left the RR standing whilst I was away for the weekend and came back to discover some ATF on the road. Its hard to say how much has leaked but enough to cover 1/2m2. It appears to be dripping off the autobox dip stick tube. I replaced the autobox filter, o rings and gasket about 5 months ago, so I'm certain its neither of them. I checked to make sure the nut securing the tube on was tight, which is was. It looks dry at either end of the gearbox, so i'm fairly confident it's not either the front or rear seals. My only guess is that is it either the dip stick pipe is cracked (but not visable) or it is leaking where it mounts to the sump.
Has anyone had a similar leak? I will remove the dip stick and drop the sump at the weekend to have a look over (and replace the oil again, can't be a bad thing) but if the dipstick is a common failure, then I will order a replacement.
Its worth noting that the dipstick tube is, and has always been, missing the mounting bracket, so possibly the vibration from not being secured at the top has caused damage??
Please let me know your thoughts & experiences.
Thanks
I left the RR standing whilst I was away for the weekend and came back to discover some ATF on the road. Its hard to say how much has leaked but enough to cover 1/2m2. It appears to be dripping off the autobox dip stick tube. I replaced the autobox filter, o rings and gasket about 5 months ago, so I'm certain its neither of them. I checked to make sure the nut securing the tube on was tight, which is was. It looks dry at either end of the gearbox, so i'm fairly confident it's not either the front or rear seals. My only guess is that is it either the dip stick pipe is cracked (but not visable) or it is leaking where it mounts to the sump.
Has anyone had a similar leak? I will remove the dip stick and drop the sump at the weekend to have a look over (and replace the oil again, can't be a bad thing) but if the dipstick is a common failure, then I will order a replacement.
Its worth noting that the dipstick tube is, and has always been, missing the mounting bracket, so possibly the vibration from not being secured at the top has caused damage??
Please let me know your thoughts & experiences.
Thanks