hey I just saw oil on the ground today, and I thought wtf my car dont leak oil, but I had to look, and yep I have a small leak in my diff looks like it isnt sealing properly anymore, my qusetion is where should I take it and can I drive it there or do i have to get it towed, its a very small leak, how much am i looking at to get it fixed. Thanx Kosta
take it to your mechanic??? alll they do is take the backing plate off clean everything out put a new gasket on and seal it all up... as for how much its going to cost which depends on the mechanic as they pretty much charge different prices... if you want it to be less then i suggest getting the gasket yourself and the diff oil also then all you pay for is for them to put it all in for you.. but yeah as i said it all depends...
yes you can drive it to your mechanic...... i dont see why not... you have been driving your car around and you have just noticed there is oil leaking from the diff...
It's not too hard to do it yourself, I think I could teach a monkey to do it. Go to repco, coventry, super cheap, etc. and tell them what you need, they will have diff oil and gasket-in-a-tube on the shelf.
To fix the leak, it's a simple matter of removing the diff cover, draining the oil, cleaning both mating surfaces, follow the instructions on the gasket goo or whatever you buy, bolt it all back together and refill with oil.
But if you must pay someone to do it, then yeah Nath is right any old mechanic could do it.
yep it is pretty easy to do etc..
i had a new gasket and diff oil put in last week while my car was at the mechanics.. it has to go back again anyway to fit another o2 sens in it sigh... stupid work car.... I'm lazy sometimes lol nah its coz i cannot get under my car to do anything fuel tank in the way i jack it up put it on jack stands still can't get under right lol
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