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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: ianboyo on 26 December 2007, 14:42:18

Title: Rear Axle LEAK!
Post by: ianboyo on 26 December 2007, 14:42:18

MERRY XMAS EVERYONE AND ALL THE BEST FOR THE NEW YEAR, HAS ANYONE HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH AXLES LEAKING WAS UNDER CAR TODAY LOOKING AT AXLE NOTICED THE FRONT WHERE THE PRO-SHAFT IS ATTACTED WAS A BIT OILY   :-? , MY CAR IS A V6 OMEGA CDX 2000 ANY INFO WOULD BE HELPFULL THANKS    :y
IAN

Title: Re: Rear Axle LEAK!
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 26 December 2007, 15:58:08

The pinion oil seals do weep when the diff gets hot....nothing to much to worry about until it gets quite wet....

Title: Re: Rear Axle LEAK!
Post by: JasonH on 26 December 2007, 17:35:54

As Mark says they can look a bit leaky but if nothing is dripping on your drive you're probably OK.

Mine looked bad but the oil level didn't go down in 20k miles.

Check the oil in the diff, top it up if necessary and see how you go.

Title: Re: Rear Axle LEAK!
Post by: ianboyo on 26 December 2007, 17:58:55

thanks for the info lads  :y

Title: Re: Rear Axle LEAK!
Post by: Turk on 26 December 2007, 21:57:50

Mine's a bit oiled up at the front too. What's the best method to top up the oil  ?

Title: Re: Rear Axle LEAK!
Post by: ianboyo on 27 December 2007, 13:14:15

you can buy the oil with a long tube which comes with it,  to assist you, best to leave car on flat ground take level plug out fill till you see oil coming out level hole.