Jason,

I'm no expert on this, but I had a similar problem with my hayward super pump 2 years ago. It sounds like the main seal is going, which is not uncommon. It is not a hard fix. I was able to find an exploded view of my pump (at the hayward site) online. I think the cost was about $10-20 and took about 40 minutes.

What I can tell you is DON'T LET THIS GO!!!! Get it replaced ASAP, or you probably will end up smoking the bearing in the motor. (Don't ask me how I know this).

Like I said, I'm no expert, just throwing my 2 cents into the pot.

Good luck