gearbox hole!!

[JT]

Hi,
anyone have any ideas on this???

http://i56.tinypic.com/210h6yb.jpg

repairable or do i need i new box??



also,does anyone know which cable behind the revcounter i can use to connect a shift light???

thanks in advance

JT

[Volvostorm]

Might be me, but your pic doesn't seem to work

[claymore]

no pick for me either

[JT]

Should work now?

[Volvostorm]

Its the bottom of the bellhousing? What happened to it? You hit something

[mark_eire]

That hole should be there, looks like your rear main seal is leaking!

[JT]

No idea, didn't hit anything

[Volvostorm]

That hole should be there, looks like your rear main seal is leaking!

Yup, the semi-circular hole, but is it me, it looks like a big hole in the bellhousing the right of the drain hole. Either that, or I need new glasses.

And yes, your rear main seal is leaking, time to check your PCV

[JT]

Ok cheers, that's a bit of a relief

Can't see any other holes though?

http://i51.tinypic.com/soyecg.jpg

[Volvostorm]

I'm off to Specsavers in the morning!

Get the PCV checked before that leak gets worse, it can blow the rear crank seal and ruined your clutch (unless its an auto!)

[JT]

LOL!!

Thanks guys, thats a great relief.

any ideas about the shift light?

JT

[p fandango]

any ideas about the shift light?
i'll have alook on BT tomorrow if no one comes up with anything

[JT]

Cheers

[p fandango]

Cheers
just been out to have a look but it disappears into the loom so no chance by torch light

[JT]

thanks for your efforts!!
maybe in the daylight..............

cheers

[t5 stealth]

check that the shift lights work on a 5 cyl engine as they mostly seem to be for 4 or 6 or 8 cyl engines...............
5 seems to be an odd number lol.
but i was looking into these products and almost all said 4 6 or 8 cyl........
not a mention of 5 cyl.

[p fandango]

check that the shift lights work on a 5 cyl engine as they mostly seem to be for 4 or 6 or 8 cyl engines...............
5 seems to be an odd number lol.
but i was looking into these products and almost all said 4 6 or 8 cyl........
not a mention of 5 cyl.
this is the one i've got LINK (http://www.caraddiction.co.uk/sld5.htm)

[Dangerous Dave]

RE the oil, is the oil just coming fromthere or is it down the back of the engine too? As mine had oil dripping from that exact same spot, but it was running down the back of the engine from the turbo return hose and dripping off the bottom of the bellhousing causing the symptoms of a RMS leak.

Although looking at the pic it does look like there is oil on the starting ring teeth, so possibly there is oil inside the bellhousing.

[Volvostorm]

I'm sure I read somewhere that even though the engine produces 5 pulses, the ecu only sends 4 to the rev counter.

That shift light looks smart.

[p fandango]

I'm sure I read somewhere that even though the engine produces 5 pulses, the ecu only sends 4 to the rev counter.
think i found that out when wiring the shift light now you mention it


That shift light looks smart.
quite a reasonable price as well, sits nice on the steering wheel cowling

http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy196/pedro-fandango/Volvo/BT/Interior/interior9.jpg

[JT]

my shift lights say 4,6 or 8 too,
but it was something i had in the garage, so just wanted to try it.
this is my one:

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Motorsport/Engine_Management_Tuning/Shift_Lights/OMEX_Shift_Light_Sequential/1780/0/40070

as for the oil/pcv problem, i might have to get someone here that knows what the hell is happening!! lol

thanks

[p fandango]

set it to 4cylinder & it'll work fine then, didn't get home till late so afraid its too dark again mate. I like Omex stuff

[JT]

ok, no probs

yea when i used this before, i never had any problems.

cheers

[stu_850t5]

so thats what BT looked like before he/she went on a diet? lol

[p fandango]

so thats what BT looked like before he/she went on a diet? lol
BT's been thru many (many) different phases in the years i've owned her

http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy196/pedro-fandango/Volvo/BT/Interior/interior14.jpg

[kee1173]

gotta ask cause i think my eyesight going ( or maybe staring at the centre consul to long) buts what is in the glove box...

[p fandango]

gotta ask cause i think my eyesight going ( or maybe staring at the centre consul to long) buts what is in the glove box...
its blanked off with more carbon fibre. There were a couple of lights for testing some of the the nos & throttle features, switches for alsorts, box units for the nos & launch control & the small black box at the top is the RPM tell-tale

[kee1173]

Just looked good and i want one .... Did you have Nos on BT Then? and if did what she go like?

[p fandango]

Just looked good and i want one .... Did you have Nos on BT Then? and if did what she go like?
i've only just threw that glovebox away. Had the Nos all plumbed, just needed a couple of wires to the engine solenoid but never got round to finishing it. It was costing me too much showing off purging the system so i sold it lol

http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy196/pedro-fandango/Volvo/BT/Misc/6411_1203724529172_1110365021_625745_5350272_n.jpg

[stu_850t5]

awesome pic there pedro!

[kee1173]

LMAO... pedro that looks brilliant ...i want to do that... can just imagine the missus going down the road.....LOL