[DML] Re: Manual tranny leaking at drain plug

["Brandon Shelton" <morpheus34711@xxxxxxxxx>]

It has been my experience that using synthetic gear oil will cause any
leaks you have to become much worse.  I, too had the leaky tranny
problem and switched to synthetic.  Over the past few months, I
started to notice that there was a growing puddle under my car.  Once
I saw that, I had to switch back to the old stuff.

Brandon
VIN 4205
Orlando, FL.

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Nathan Sobieralski" <valleyrat12@...>
wrote:
>
> Thanks for the tip about swapping the plugs, that really helped 
> however the darn thing is still leaking. I did two wraps of Teflon, 
> still leaked, then I did a bunch of Teflon and now it is only 
> leaking very slowly (maybe a drop per 12 hours). I am going to leave 
> it for now until I order a magnetic plug and change to synthetic 
> oil. 
> 
> I inspected for cracks but could not find any. I am pretty sure that 
> I am the first person to change the oil and I think it was slightly 
> leaking from the plug before I changed the oil. Not really sure if 
> this could be a casting problem or perhaps the threads were not done 
> well at the factory. 
> 
> Nathan
> 2277
> 










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