mk2 16v speedo cable dragging up oil,anybody know why

[nikj1]

hi just signed up,im nik,can any of you guys help, i bought a mk2 16v a couple of months ago,it had a broken speedo cable,anyway ive just got round to putting a new cable on it.this is where my problem starts,i did a 100 miles or so all fine,happy days, then all of a sudden the cable has decided to start dragging gearbox oil up it and running out inside the car behind the clocks etc,has anybody else ever had this problem?

[idunno]

i have had exactly the same problem. speedo cable snaped and replaced it but keeps pulling up oil. i just pulled it out of gearbox quite a while ago now and havnt bothered to try to figure it out. (pluged hole in top of gearbox) 30mph is roughly 2500rpm in 3rd lol

[danny_p]

gearbox breather is blocked

[nikj1]

cheers,tried to find a gearbox breather with no luck,any ideas where it is on the gearbox roughly

[danny_p]

i has some photos of 020 box so i'll have a looky later

[nikj1]

thanks danny great help much appreciated

[raferackstraw]

think the breather is a black cap that sticks up behind where the clutch cable adjuster is on the gearbox, had a look at mine today and it was the only thing that looked like a breather
im sure danny may confirm or refute

[danny_p]

been busy will be having a look though some piccys in a moment.   problem with working on  so meany random cars  atm  unless can see it cant be 100% as may be thinking of a diffrent box

[rubjonny]

http://www.brokevw.com/020oil.html

I vaguely recal some early box have a vent at the front where the great big nut is just in front of the clutch cable, could be wrong on that as it only very vague recolection

[nikj1]

found a breather for the gearbox blew it through carefully with an airline,it wasnt blocked,refitted speedo cable and its dragging oil up the cable, what know because im stumped