What part is flicking out the oil ? Confused
I've seen the WP/KM DD washers that have some oil around the inside of the cabinet. I have a difficult time understanding how it is getting there.
We know the source of the oil has to be from the transmission. Yet the transmission is only 1/2 full of oil or about up to where the top cover is attached. OK so we will get splashing up and around inside of the transmission during operation. However, it must not be that much or would we not see oil coming out of the small vent hole in top of the cover. And if you look it appears that vent hole opening is lower (~10mm) than the seal area where the agitator shaft is coming up.
Ok so what if some oil is splashing up and comes out around a poor agitator shaft seal in the top cover. This is still below the clutch (is it not?) so gravity should be pulling it down onto the top cover to eventually drip below; not rise up to get into the clutch above so it can then accumulate and be spun out?
Anyone care to add more on this oil path that get's out of the transmission to then be spun out please do.
I have read that water leaking past the spin tube seals can flow down and get into the transmission and this would raise the total fluid level - with the oil moving on top of the water. With that I could see oil s/be coming out the vent hole first (and dripping down below) and maybe some also could get past the top cover seal but how is it rising enough to get up into the clutch ?
