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After changing the clutch on my 1.8 petrol,there seems to be a bit of a leak,and it seems to be coming from the half moon shaped tin plate on the bottom of the box on passenger side,the piece where there is a couple of 11mm bolts holding it.Any ideas folks.

The tin plate you can see here, next to the exhaust pipe? (pic from a V6)


if so, then if it's definitely gear oil (who can mistake that smell...) I'm afraid you're in for bad times. The oil leak will be from this:

which is the oil seal from the gearbox to the bell housing which is what the clutch release bearing slides on:


However, if you're unsure about the smell, it MAY just be the case that you've knackered the (rather brittle) slave cylinder, which on a D9 is only about £20. Or it could also be the bottom end bearing behind the flywheel.

If you do need to remove the gearbox, I *strongly* recommend a new release bearing to save yourself needing to do the job a third time

If you do need to remove the gearbox, I *strongly* recommend a new release bearing to save yourself needing to do the job a third time

......and fit new diff seals as well.
Hopefully your fix won't be a drastic as this.

Well its definatley fresh gear oil,and car is a p reg d8 model,and also is cable operated clutch.

Crap In that case there's nowhere else it could come from but the collar pictured above. I'm so sorry

Oh well gearbox out again then it is ,but thanks for the replies anyway peeps.