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22-11-2005, 09:18 PM
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CLE Gearbox problems
I drained my gearbox this weekend and the oil was really really thick.
The oil looked a pale olive green colour and it was thick like gloss paint.
Gav seems to think that it is taking in water and this has caused the oil to go 'funny'
Anyone had any problems like this?
Cheers
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22-11-2005, 09:26 PM
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yeah me,
but ive just had box rebuilt,and only run in a tank for 10 mins the guy who did the job says thats the colour of the oil he put in.so going to waint till next year and run it with the merc hyperformance oil i just put in and see what it comes out like then.
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22-11-2005, 09:27 PM
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nah, oil and water dont mix
when you drained it the water would have come out first
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22-11-2005, 09:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Burty
nah, oil and water dont mix
when you drained it the water would have come out first
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thank god for that! no water came out on mine just the oil
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22-11-2005, 09:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Burty
nah, oil and water dont mix
when you drained it the water would have come out first
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How thick should the oil in it be?
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22-11-2005, 09:31 PM
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That is the colour of merc high performance gear oil, its thick as well, also smells a fair bit too
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22-11-2005, 09:32 PM
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i suppose if the motor is warm the oil will come out thinner than if it was cold?
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22-11-2005, 10:12 PM
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we have water in a our gearbox!
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22-11-2005, 10:16 PM
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Actually, I think merc gear oil has additives in so they do. I'll see if I can find where I read that.
Quote:
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nah, oil and water dont mix
when you drained it the water would have come out first
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22-11-2005, 10:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Wacky Racer
That is the colour of merc high performance gear oil, its thick as well, also smells a fair bit too
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Ah! thats what it is then........... sorry rob, my mistake, i thought by the consistency and colour it had conjealed hence why i thought water ingress.
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22-11-2005, 10:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Gav
Ah! thats what it is then........... sorry rob, my mistake, i thought by the consistency and colour it had conjealed hence why i thought water ingress.
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You scaremonger!
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22-11-2005, 10:27 PM
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You scaremonger!
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look on the bright side, money saved and money to spend at Seaquel mouldings!!
Will you be employing my speckley floor surfacing services or are you going for a botch oops i mean DIY job??
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22-11-2005, 10:34 PM
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Was it transparant/clear green?
If its been kept somewhere cold it will be thick like paint.
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22-11-2005, 10:34 PM
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You and a broom?
I haven't even thought about what colour to have the interior yet!
I want a fresh feeling colour and one thats easy to keep clean
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22-11-2005, 10:36 PM
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Quote:
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Was it transparant/clear green?
If its been kept somewhere cold it will be thick like paint.
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no it was a milky olive green
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22-11-2005, 10:36 PM
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Quote:
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Was it transparant/clear green?
If its been kept somewhere cold it will be thick like paint.
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No its not transparant/clear green but it was like paint and it was about -1c in Gavs workshop that day.
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22-11-2005, 10:44 PM
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That does sound like its got water init. It should be clear like normal car oil, just green.
Whats the seal like in the fill/drain, the water could be forcing its way past there as you go along.
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22-11-2005, 10:44 PM
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wheres my trousers!!!!
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22-11-2005, 10:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Johnny Boat Dude
That does sound like its got water init. It should be clear like normal car oil, just green.
Whats the seal like in the fill/drain, the water could be forcing its way past there as you go along.
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I dont remember there being any when I took the plugs out!
I remember when I 1st fitted it and tilted the engine up it did leak from the top part and it was a green clear liquid.
There are 2 small holes near the drain plag at the top, what are they for?
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22-11-2005, 11:08 PM
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The top one is the vent, you drain and fill from the bottom one. Both fill/drain and vent should have sealing (gasket material) washers, check up in the actual recess the plug sits in. If you don't have them then chances are the water was coming in the fill/drain which is directly in the firing line being just infront of the cooling water pickups.
I don't recall any holes at the top near the vent
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