So im getting a leak thats smells like gear oil coming from the tranny driver side. When I jacked up the car I notice its not really from the tranny but some cable thats connected to the tranny. Not sure what it is. Ill take a pic tomorrow. Anyone have a pic under the car so I can pin point it where its coming from?

 

im having a similar problem... i had transmission work done before and there is a sensor that is on the transmission might wanna check the crush washer on it...

 

ok will do, Ill try to get pics today. The tranny shifts fine other than that leaking issue.

 

once i have the time i am gonna get me some dye and put it in the tranny and try to get a better idea where mine might be leaking.

you could try dye if you cant seem to find it

 

I think is coming from the top of the tranny or somewhere. I think is traveling trough the cable thats coming from the top of the tranny to the sensor thing thats in the passenger side. Anyone have any ideas?

 

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This is for 2009 ON-WARDS RX-8's or Series 2..

A 2003-2008 is a Series 1..

 

opps sorry can a mod move please?

 

Could be one of the sensors. Could be the base of the shifter housing, 4 bolts, paper thin gasket.

 

Hmm true about shifter. When this rain stops ill check

 

ok so I got the car up on jacks cause I was changing out the starter. Im going to take some pics of where the gear oil is coming from please help lol

 

Here is what I did, I put some high temp sealant. Does anyone know what part that is? The oil is coming out of where the 2 wires are coming out from the connector thing.

 

no one knows what that part is?

 

search reverse light sensor, common problem

 

ok let me search.

 

any vendors would have this?

 

I keep on thinking you got a S1. guess you have a S2 you NOOB !!!!

every vendor that sells Mazda parts have that part.

I be kind today did the "hard work" for you.

look at the pic, is one of them "looks familiar" to you?

 

nope got a S1 2004 its just super clean hahahah

yeah I got the part # from this... thanks

 

i think i have the same problem, i've been smelling that junk since the dealer put my engine in.

 

I think its part of a recall too. check around. Or if you are in warranty go ask your dealer

 

I pulled my sensor out got some rtv did up the threading and the crush washer. tightened it back in to spec and boom it stopped leaking.

Note this doesnt work for everyone.

 

sigh, I should have tried that when I was down there lol who knows if it could have fixed the issue. But the high temp stuff I used is still working.

Now im waiting for redline MT90 oil to get here to change the tranny oil out. I was leaking allot at before I fixed it.

 

did anybody notice a drip? i see none on mine but i can smell the oil

 

Mine was pretty bad and a drip, yours might be a very very small leak.

Or if your shifter assembly wasn't installed correctly you may be smelling trans oil from there.

 

My back-up switch is leaking, and i get drops. Tried sealing it but it only worked for like a week. Just make sure you get the right switch, the neutral switch on the other side of the tranny is not interchangeable. I know from experience