Tornado //S6

Hey everyone! When starting out in first gear, there is a mechanical moaning/grinding noise that appears around 2500rpm and onward in that gear. It does not appear in any of the other forward gears. It also sometimes moans in reverse. I am thinking maybe the tranny oil is too low? Where do I go to check it? The car in question is a 93 100S 5sp with 96k miles. What else could it be? CV joints? Thanks!

Rokas

MikTip

What temp is the car at when this occurs?

20VT90q

Have same prob! Sound almost like air whooshing under the car? Like an exaust leak? I have a 1993 100cs auto. It goes away when warm. Shifting performance is lost too. I have a rear main seal leak. The fluid is sticky and thick! Ouch! Not driving it until mech fixes seal and flushes tranny. I had a dealer put fluid in the tranny to last me a little while but the symtoms are back. Look at the rear of the engine by the trans. See any redish/dark fluid between engine and tranny?

Tornado //S6

It happens when the car is warm. I havent tried it when it's cold; ill do that tomorrow.