manual tranny
How do you know when the tranny is bad but not the clutch the clutch is 3
years old and fine. also what color is manual tranny fluid i am trying to narrow down the orange fluid on the ground. and the fluis is not oily but it does have a tinge of green in it and it stains your fingers |
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What year and make is your Honda? How many miles on it?
Do you know where your car's coolant reservoir is? If so, look at the color of the coolant in it. If there's no coolant in it, then with the car COMPLETELY COOL (like first thing in the morning after sitting overnight), remove the radiator cap and look at the coolant color. Like the others are saying at rec.autos.maker.honda, it sounds like the orange dex coolant and so implies a radiator cooling system leak. "rynniki" <rynniki@wmconnect.com> wrote > How do you know when the tranny is bad but not the clutch the clutch is 3 > years old and fine. also what color is manual tranny fluid i am trying to > narrow down the orange fluid on the ground. and the fluis is not oily but > it does have a tinge of green in it and it stains your fingers > |
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its a 94 civic dx and the 128,000 the coolant in the radiator and reserve
tank is green. so i dont know wht is orangey green color unless the previous owner had orange and we put green in it i have no clue but we will no in a couple of hours also where it the fluid was on the ground i squirted it off cause we have cats around here and it ate away the asphalt |
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rynniki wrote:
> How do you know when the tranny is bad but not the clutch the clutch is 3 > years old and fine. also what color is manual tranny fluid i am trying to > narrow down the orange fluid on the ground. and the fluis is not oily but > it does have a tinge of green in it and it stains your fingers If it is greenish/sometimes orange, you probably have a cooling leak. You mentioned in your previous post that you see it around where the thermostat sensor (you meant thermoswitch?) is - I'd carefully inspect the hose that comes from the radiator closest to where this sensor is. It could be as simple as reseating the clamp/hose or replacing the hose. You can probably do that yourself if you can hold a screwdriver - you don't really need a mechanic to fix that. Remco |
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rynniki wrote:
> its a 94 civic dx and the 128,000 the coolant in the radiator and reserve > tank is green. so i dont know wht is orangey green color unless the > previous owner had orange and we put green in it i have no clue but we > will no in a couple of hours also where it the fluid was on the ground i > squirted it off cause we have cats around here and it ate away the asphalt > is it water soluble? if so, that narrows it down to brake fluid or coolant. if not, it's engine or transmission lube. what does it smell like? oils have distinctive odors, as do coolant & brake fluid. the latter two have distinctive tastes too - coolant is sweet, brake fluid disgusting. a very small quantity of either won't kill you. don't recommend the taste test with the oils. |
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"rynniki" <rynniki@wmconnect.com> wrote in message
news:d7974ce19ec8d340b9c7e30282436bef@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com... > its a 94 civic dx and the 128,000 the coolant in the radiator and reserve > tank is green. so i dont know wht is orangey green color unless the > previous owner had orange and we put green in it i have no clue but we > will no in a couple of hours also where it the fluid was on the ground i > squirted it off cause we have cats around here and it ate away the asphalt > If it attacked the asphalt it sure isn't (only) antifreeze. It has to be one of the other fluids - engine oil, tranny fluid... I don't know if hydraulic fluids (brake/clutch/steering) do that. What color does it look like if you blot it up with a paper towel, and does it repel water when you wet the towel afterward? Mike |
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"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
news:0uKdnfD0YqDn9bbenZ2dnUVZ_sqdnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t... > what does it smell like? oils have distinctive odors, as do coolant & > brake fluid. the latter two have distinctive tastes too - coolant is > sweet, brake fluid disgusting. The funny thing is: I can't think of a better description. Some Brit in the Volvo group once described brake/hydraulic fluid as "manky" but I don't think that describes it any better. An important reminder will probably fit here - care should be used with rags that have much brake fluid on them. If not treated as "oily rags" they can spontaneously combust. Mike |
Re: manual tranny
he yguys i found out what it was it was the clutch slave cylinder the nut
wasnt tight all the way but its fine now thanks guys |
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