Axle Seal Leak? Leaking gear lube? Green fluid

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03-03-2011, 07:15 PM

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Cedo Nulli

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Very interesting...

Wouldn't be running Mobil 1 Syn 75w90 gear oil would you?

It's not leprechan piss, Mobil 1 Syn gear oil is green. I just started running Mob 1 Syn gear oil about 800mi ago and just noticed mine now has the same leak...

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03-04-2011, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Cedo Nulli

I'd have to call the shop that screwed up the axle seal and ask them for sure. For the record they overfilled my diff when they replaced the seal and it was still not fixed right. I ended up going to a local 4WD only shop and he drained it, put OEM oil in and everything is now great, no more smelly garage!

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03-04-2011, 04:13 PM

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You should be able to tell by feel and smell.

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03-10-2011, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Alien10

I was under my Jeep the other day and found what appears to be a leaky passenger side axle seal. The fluid wasn't green but it did have a distinctive odor to it. Jeep has about 8100 miles on it. I guess that's what I get for breaking your balls.

haha, yeah everyone was quick to think green = antifreeze but I guess the sky's the limit when it comes to gear oil colors (or so I've heard now) Everyone needs a good ball breaking every now and then...

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