Hondaman4ever
New Member
Hi all.
Just got a manual '98 Civic that's very clean but it has a somewhat bad leak. Took it to two different mechanics and each is telling me something different. One said it's from the seal (I don't know what it's called but it's the one between the 2 trans. halves). The other said it's from the axles (where they go into the trans. box) and he wants to change the axles because he says they're bad and only changing them would fix the problem. He wants more than $600 -I'm in canada- to do that, which is way way too much and I'm not convinced because the car before this one -also a '98 Civic- had a pretty damn loose front end and I'm sure the axles were bad but no leaks whatsoever. I'm planning on going to another mechanic but you know how it is, it's very hard to find an honest one. I'm wondering if there's a way I can be certain what's causing the leak. Maybe cleaning up the area and watching for leaks but I don't have a garage or a hydraulic jack to raise the car high enough.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Just got a manual '98 Civic that's very clean but it has a somewhat bad leak. Took it to two different mechanics and each is telling me something different. One said it's from the seal (I don't know what it's called but it's the one between the 2 trans. halves). The other said it's from the axles (where they go into the trans. box) and he wants to change the axles because he says they're bad and only changing them would fix the problem. He wants more than $600 -I'm in canada- to do that, which is way way too much and I'm not convinced because the car before this one -also a '98 Civic- had a pretty damn loose front end and I'm sure the axles were bad but no leaks whatsoever. I'm planning on going to another mechanic but you know how it is, it's very hard to find an honest one. I'm wondering if there's a way I can be certain what's causing the leak. Maybe cleaning up the area and watching for leaks but I don't have a garage or a hydraulic jack to raise the car high enough.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.