Oil leak dilemma

[matty1664]

Hi I'm trying to figure out where my oil leak is coming from. I think it is the driveshaft seal. It is dropping only a few oil drops per day, can anyone tell from the picture? Is this bad or relatively minor?





I'm wondering if my wide wheels might be causing this. They are 8 inches wide, not sure if this is causing excessive wear on the driveshaft at all?

Cheers

Matt

[Sgt_Lemon]

Give it a really good clean as high as you can and then look for leaks a time after that. You could find the source much higher than what you expected.

[Gti_Jamo]

Smell it to establish it is gear oil. It's quite bad in comparison to engine oil.

[The Mighty Elvi]

As said..really good clean.

Then place some newspaper, card, under that car. That will indicate where above it's coming from.

[matty1664]

I have tweaked the nut where the speedo cable joins the gearbox, I think this may be the origin. (I hope)