Help! Smoke Coming Out Of Gearstick!

[r33 amateur]

hows it going?

i have smoke coming out of my gearstick or otherwise the gear surround part.it only happens when im on the motorway or when i decide to go faster than 80kms.if somebody had any ideas what may have caused this as i dont wanna go to a mechanic who will muck me round and tell me things i wont understand lol cheers.

[2LV8ETR]

What's your oil level like?

[Cam84]

could have a leak somewhere thats hiting the exaust and comming through the cracks, does smoke come the back aswell? aslo check it at idle, engine, gear box may be happening all the time, but when you drive and hit a certain speed it forces it backwards running under the car and up the hole where the gearstick is.

Cheers

[r33 amateur]

everytime i check my oil it seems to be at the same level,which is just below max line.i also get my car serviced regularly and they dont mention anything that maybe wrong with it.yes i do notcie in the morning when i start it up that it gives out abit too much smoke.i will check the idle,engine and gearbox etc. also could this be a major problem if this is happening? cam84 and 2LV8ETR thank you so much for your help so far.really appreciate it.

[2LV8ETR]

everytime i check my oil it seems to be at the same level,which is just below max line.

There goes my theory on a gearbox oil leak.

My second guess is what Cam84 suggested which is an engine oil leak with the smoke penetrating through the trans tunnel.

It'll be reletively easy to find, and also check your parking area for spotting.

[pipster11]

take the surround off and see if you can see anything from the top?

have you checked the gearbox oil level?

perhaps the clutch is slipping at highspeeds :S ?

[Flux_nz]

Bacon fat in the gearbox! - Or maybe some bananas? - does it smell real bad?

[brad33gtst]

i had this problem, the rubber boot that seals the gear stick to the gear box was split so was the one that sealed the gearstick to the car. i replaced these and the problem went away.

[Vanilla_Rice]

I've had this problem for about 5 years on my gts4 lol! brad33gtst I'll take your advice and have a look at these rubber boots