Have I killed my gearbox

[Damien_Ireland]

Hiya all,

Turns out that my car wasn't leaking from the sump but from the passenger side oil seal on the box. I wish I knew that before today when it began to get hard to get into gear.

So I began to drain what little oil that was left in the box. Filled it back up and it seems to be much better than before still a bit hard to get into gear but not half as bad as before.

Have a destroyed my syncros or are should they be ok?? Bearing in mind that it was only for 20 miles at most there was little oil in the box.

Damien.

[ian]

Hard to say but I have had similar situations without any immediate apparent damage. Gearshifts could loosen up still more once the vehicle is driven a bit and the new oil works its way around. Good luck!

[Damien_Ireland]

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Originally Posted by ian Hard to say but I have had similar situations without any immediate apparent damage. Gearshifts could loosen up still more once the vehicle is driven a bit and the new oil works its way around. Good luck!