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80 series gear oil smell

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80 series gear oil smell

Post by Joombi »

G'day everyone, I did a search on this one & after 40 pages came up with nothing so...
after driving for about an hour in my 92 TD 80 series, I can smell gear oil, usually when I'm loaded but sometimes not, what do you think the problem may be??
thanks in advance
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Post by plowy »

could be the oil starting to boil and the breather is doing its job letting the fumes out

have you checked for oil leaks ?

when was the g box oil last serviced ?
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Post by beanz2 »

The gearbox is vented through the shifter hole, so there may be heat in the gearbox that causes the fumes to enter the cabin.

Dave
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gear oil smell

Post by rampagingturtle »

check for leaks and all that
then check your gearshift boots
there are three all up
one outer and then two under that 'one for each stick .
thats what my problem was .
wish ihad another 80 for spares
now have a new toy.4"lifted n locked t/d 105 series. ya f*#@ken hoo
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Post by Joombi »

thanks fellas, will check all of the above, gearbox oil was changed at 150k, it now has 165k on it
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Post by GBC »

Cable tie on the shifter boot works wonders.
Did my last '80 5 yr ago and the old boy has it now still no probs.
c.j.
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Post by millers1 »

Hi there, that is normal for 80 series cruisers to give an oil smell from gearbox, if you check out a web site called www.exploreoz.com there is a post from today with the exact same question. I would'nt worry at all about it. Cheers Steve M
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Post by millers1 »

Hi there, that is normal for 80 series cruisers to give an oil smell from gearbox, if you check out a web site called www.exploreoz.com there is a post from today with the exact same question. I would'nt worry at all about it. Cheers Steve M
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