Noisy box

[AvantSE]

Set off on a trip to the Leeming Lodge meet yesterday and my gearbox sounded a bit whiny some of the time. As the trip went on, it got noisier and noisier. I knew it was leaking oil but not as much as it perhaps has.

 

Am I likely to have done a huge amount of damage or will chucking a load of oil in make it relatively quiet again ? It was only a cheap second hand jobby so I'm not particularly bothered but just interested to know people's experiences as I won't have time to top up for a few days and am wondering whether to get a recon one sorted.

[Col-ashtonmobile]

its probably terminal if its run dry, put some oil in and take it for a test drive !!

[AvantSE]

Slapped a load of oil in it last night - it is whirring a little bit but it's nowhere near as bad as I thought. Just need to stop the leak somehow.