gear box oil leak?

hi i have just bought a ford puma and the drive shaft has snapped so i bought a new drive shaft and now their is a leak coming from the gearbox.do u think i might of broke a seal or could it be something else?

stephen
July 2013

hi John, thanks for your answer, I forgot to say that the car is a 52 plate fiesta with the zetec engine. the liquid is definatly oil but is not 'dirty' oil if you know what I mean. It is thin like clutch fluid but as I said all the bottles are full, would this be the kind of oil that is in the gear box? or does the water in the air con unit have any addatives in it to give it a greasy feel?

malcolm
July 2009

Have you checked the gearbox oil level? Occasionally the drive shaft seals fail (easy repair) but the signs are obvious. You are sure that the pool is oil and not water from the air conditioning dryer?

John
July 2009