s34nusa

Hi all,

My truck is an XL V8.
Transmission is Manual 5-Speed Mazda M5OD-R2.

I bought this truck literally two days ago. It seemed a little hard to shift, but no other problems. The truck had been sitting a short while, the guy said he took it on local trips, but nothing more. I noticed the oil and coolant levels were crazy low, so maybe it had been sitting longer or the guy was neglectful, I'm not sure...

I was driving it home and it seems like what can be described as: the gear ratio went completely out.

For example, 4th gear acted like 1st gear, 5th gear like somewhere between 1st and 2nd gear, so when I'm at 20mph, in 5th gear, the rpms are really high like im going 20mph in first gear (not 5th).

Today none of the gears engage at all... I dropped off a trailer at uhaul, and I got stuck there! (The truck is still there, I walked 4 miles home)
The shifter works fine, all gears sound like neutral (including reverse) when accelerator is pressed. Car won't move at all, nothing is engaging.

Underneath the car, there is a leak from the transmission assembly, maybe around the fill plug? It's only a small puddle.

I'm not too good on this area of the vehicle, I hope the attached pictures and information will help stir some suggestions.

Maybe fluid, shift forks, bushes? or all? Maybe the guy didn't keep the trans fluid full or fresh so it put too much stressed on it in the last 2 days of my ownership? not sure, but suggestions very welcome! (Not very experienced in this area, but did a lot of research before posting!)

Thanks