Value Determination

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NWMO
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Re: Value Determination

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Looking good Nightcrawler! Check the oil level in your transmission before driving much (plug on passenger side rear part of transmission). Lots of good info on this site and in the FSM. If you don't find it easily, let us know and we can link it.

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Re: Value Determination

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nightcrawler07 wrote: Fri Apr 08, 2022 2:21 am I have noticed that as I park it in different places there is something coming off the vehicle. I've been checking the oil everytime I start it, so I don't think its oil. My best guess is coolant, or possible transmission fluid.

Additionally, I hung my head under the front bumper looking for the leak and noticed a hydraulic rod without a nut on the end of it. From what I can tell its the engine dampener, so I will look into that next.
If the leak is manual transmission oil, it will smell strongly kind of like onions. The CV axle seals and 4wd shifter are common leak points for gear oil. It's important to fix those asap so you don't accidentally run low on gear oil and trash the transmission.

The engine dampener's are NLA. If you go way back on the forums, you can find a few different approaches people have come up with to replace it but I believe most have just deleted it and not had any problems.
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