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Thread Number: 31304
Help! My GE washer is leaking oil on the floor! |
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| Post# 472548 10/31/2010 at 09:32 (4,924 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
Hi to everybody! I'm having this problem with my GE washer, i know it could be a problem of the transmission, anyway i just would like to know if someone know how many time i would have before having to replace it definitively.
It would cost to me a lot to get a transmission here in Italy, so i'm also wondering if it is necessary to replace the transmission or if there is something other i can do, and, if i will have to replace it, someone haves an used extra one to sell and ship to me in Italy? Thanks in advance to everybody for the help. | ||
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Post# 472552 , Reply# 1 10/31/2010 at 09:55 (4,924 days old) by syndets2000  (Nanjemoy, MD) |
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..oil leaks... ...mean your transmission is trash, & I would not use it for fear of getting oil on the clothes- its not THAT big of a deal to replace one, it also allows one to tear your GE down & get a good look at other things too! ...um...you're talking about a filter flo thing, right..? | ||
| Post# 472557 , Reply# 2 10/31/2010 at 10:23 (4,924 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
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Yes right, it's a filter-flo, i've not found oil in the tub or chlotes yet, just on the floor leaking from the corners on the bottom, I saw some videos on youtube about how to replace a transmission, but my concern now is about getting a transmission here in Italy and without having to pay a lot of money, i only found one new transmission on eBay, they ask about 300$(+shipping)......
A cost for a new agitator washer in the shops here is 1500euros about 1700$USD..... the mine have been sent to me by my grandmother in the United States when she was still alive (spending 900$ +shipping). Thank you for replying | ||
| Post# 472558 , Reply# 3 10/31/2010 at 10:32 (4,924 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
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| Post# 472571 , Reply# 5 10/31/2010 at 11:58 (4,924 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
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Thank you very much for replying cfz2882.
I will try to do as you suggested, hoping it's leaking from the shaft seal, I'm wondering if will be necessary to refill the leaked oil and if yes how can i do? I hope that replacing the seal will be enough, i also hope to be able to find the right seal, if not someone would be so kind to sell and ship one to me? And yes, if it is not too much trouble you could tell me the size of the seal that you'll take off from your 1975 tranny, so in the meantime i can try to search it and to know how much it would cost.... Thank you very much again for the help! | ||
| Post# 472585 , Reply# 6 10/31/2010 at 12:36 (4,924 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
When I had GE's in my laundromat, they would leak a little oil, but now and then the main seal would break and there would be one SERIOUSLY LARGE oil slick. There is a TON of oil in those transmission and can go for a long, long time with a small leak.
You can theoretically open the transmission up and replace the seals, but no one ever does. A rebuild transmission used to cost about $150. You take the bad trans into the part store and exchange it for the rebuilt. There used to be a couple of places that the parts center would send bad transmission to, but I think those places all stopped rebuilding them. | ||
| Post# 472637 , Reply# 8 10/31/2010 at 18:38 (4,924 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
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Hi cfz 2882 thank you for your help, i tried to search this replacing seal on the net, but without success.....
I wrote to some appliances parts stores.....i'll wait for a reply... Tomorrow i will check inside my washer to identify where is the leaking and then if i can i'll remove the tranny, (hoping having success and to be able reassemble it then), i really hope to be able to fix it without hassles, it's the only washer i've right now, i've not the intention and the possibility to pay a lot of money for a new washer at the moment, or for a new tranny, nor i've the intention to buy one of that cheap junk of front loader washers they sell here! Thanks again i'll let you know.... Have a Happy Halloween! | ||
| Post# 472785 , Reply# 9 11/1/2010 at 06:58 (4,923 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
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Hi to everybody! I checked inside my washer and seems that the leaking is from the shaft seal, i tried to search the seal on the web but without success......
I'm wondering if someone would be so kind to help me to find a website where i can find this seal.....or maybe sell and ship one to me here in Italy. I would pay a commission if needed, with paypal.... I'm pretty desperate.... I'm also wondering if i will have to refill the oil before to put the new seal..... it's losing a TON of oil on the floor and the bottom was completely covered by oil.... I tried to run it, the motor is making an unusual intermittent "grrrrrr" every 10 seconds during washing cycle..... Thanks for the help! | ||
| Post# 473036 , Reply# 11 11/2/2010 at 16:30 (4,922 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
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| Post# 473037 , Reply# 12 11/2/2010 at 16:33 (4,922 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
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| Post# 473038 , Reply# 13 11/2/2010 at 16:34 (4,922 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
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| Post# 473057 , Reply# 14 11/2/2010 at 18:30 (4,922 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
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Please someone could help me finding a seal or a transmission for this poor GE? Tomorrow i will move it again and i will take some pics of the transmission, just to be sure on what kind of transmission i will have to continue to search, any help about the model, how to replace, links of websites or simply someone that would be so kind to search sell& ship to me even an used (Good) transmission would be infinitely appreciated!
In the meantime i thanks everyone is replying and helping me with what for me is an HUGE problem! | ||
| Post# 473080 , Reply# 16 11/2/2010 at 19:53 (4,922 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
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Yes replacing the whole transmission would be the last chance, anyway i will try again to find a suitable seal here, as you understand I do not mean very good about mechanics on washers,I think that for putting the seals on the tranny I'll ask to someone more practical about these things like a friend of mine who is a kind of mechanical handyman, in the meantime I thank you again very much for your patience, your time and your kindness, if I will be able to find the seal here or somewhere i'll let you know.
I will wait news from you ..... I also hope that if I will need more technical explanations I can count on you ....... Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! | ||
| Post# 473202 , Reply# 17 11/3/2010 at 10:23 (4,921 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada) | ||
You can replace the seal from the bottom of the machine without taking the whole assembly out. Just make sure you lay the machine on it's side and raise the bottom part of the machine with a towel or something to make sure the oil (what's left) stays in. You can add some fresh tranny oil in by using a large syringe and squirting it in. But like Peter said there A LOT of oil in there and you may not need to add any. If anyone else can't get you a seal, email me and I have a couple of them here at home.
Eddy | ||
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Post# 473910 , Reply# 19 11/7/2010 at 19:40 (4,917 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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GE WASHER WASHER OIL LEAKS
GE washers have always had more than thier share of oil leaks from transmissions including the current 1995 and on plastic tub washers. I have been an appliance repairman for more than 40 years and have never bothered to fix a leaky transmission. You can buy a remanufactured transmission with a 1 year warranty for less than $100 dollars, and its easy to install on a filter flow washer.
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| Post# 474016 , Reply# 20 11/8/2010 at 12:28 (4,916 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
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Rebuild/ remanufactered tranny...
Hi, yes i have understand that it is a common problem with all GE washers, new and old.
About getting a remanufactered tranny it probably would be the best thing to do, of course, but as i've already wrote it is very expensive to get one here in Italy...... so i would prefer to try to replace the shaft seal first, if i will have not success with this, i can always take in consideration to get a transmission and try to replace it. Thank you for posting your suggestions and personal experiences! | ||
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