It has a moderately bad leak. If I leave it in a spot all night it'll have a small puddle directly under the Trans Fluid pan. I've gotten up under and looked at it and the leak doesn't seem to be coming from a single place, it seems to be coming from all over the pan.......The car shifts just fine when it has trans fluid. If I let it get too low because of the leak, it slips gears. Whats the hell is wrong with it?
2007-02-12 19:36:12 · 10 answers · asked by Speedybaby101 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
druid and Big C both gave you good answers. From the information given, it does sound like your transmission pan's gasket is leaking. It's a fairly common problem--either from faulty parts or simple aging. The other possibilities, as other answerers have stated, are loose bolts or a leaking dipstick tube.
The best way to fix it is to take the car to a shop you trust and have them do a transmission service on your car--that will mean a new gasket, filter and gear oil for your car. Your transmission was probably slipping from being run low on fluid. It's very possible the gears were damaged when you did so, which is another good reason to bring your car in for a transmission service and inspection.
Good luck!
2007-02-12 19:52:22 · answer #1 · answered by bracken46 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try this trick. Clean the transmission off with a degreaser. Then, start the car and let it warm up a little. See any leaks now? If not, try taking a SLOW drive to warm the trans up some more. Now you should be able to see where the leak is coming from (usually, its from one or two spots, but the air under the car blows it back over everything, making it hard to spot.) The more common place for it to leak is the pan (the flat bit on the bottom), but don't just assume this. Don't bother just tightening the pan bolts. If it's already leaking, this won't help at all - the gasket is already dead.
PS: if it is the pan, it's an easy fix - just install a new gasket. If you do this yourself, be very careful, because if you over-tighten the bolts, you can warp the pan - and it'll leak again.
Good luck!
2007-02-13 01:59:16 · answer #2 · answered by Me 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the fluid is over the pan, it sounds like the trans front input seal or torque converter seal is leaking and running down the inside of the bell housing and with the forward motion of the vehicle the fluid is been blown back to create the mess....its possible oil is smeared all up the back of the car...Either way its trans out for front and rear seal replacements....for starters....
2007-02-12 20:20:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd try tightening the Trans oil pan bolts, this is to close the gap between the pan and the gasket... "not too tight" but just enough...if this does'nt help with the leak, you may need to replace the Oil pan gasket completely. May cost about $25.00 depending on Yr/Mk/Mdl.
Make sure your not over-filling the transmission, and if none of this works, a visual inspection may be best at a trans repair shop.
Check "ghostmans" idea too<<<<<<<<
Best wishes...
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2007-02-12 19:47:42 · answer #4 · answered by "/ J()€ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of car? Oviously it is a leak, and gravity pulls the fluid down to the lowest point of the transmition (pan,) so look for the top of the leak. It will be easier if you take it to a car wash and presure spray the whole tranny and a day later, look for the leak. Hope it is the pan seal, because that would be easiest to fix, takes mechanial skills though.
2007-02-12 19:50:01 · answer #5 · answered by doyou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do a transmission oil change. You oil leaks from the gasket say in one place but it "infiltrates" or spreads all over. It leaks then when you drive the air underneath spreads the oil everywhere else.
Just buy the gasket, filter, and tranny oil. When you are thru, no more leak. You have to take the pan off to put the new gasket on. And you might as well change the transmission oil and new filter while you are at it. That way, you know yu are good for one solid year.
2007-02-12 19:44:34 · answer #6 · answered by Big C 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You need to go into detail cause sometimes a puddle will travel from some random part of the tranmission and youll miss it because a leak will travel...
2007-02-12 20:02:59 · answer #7 · answered by MrOneDer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
<>Sounds like the transmission pan gasket is leaking. It's a relatively cheap fix...try Aamco.
2007-02-12 19:43:46 · answer #8 · answered by druid 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This may not be what you are looking for, but have you tried checking the dipstick tube at the point that it enters the transmission? I think those things just slide in there and are held in by a rubber seal. If the seal is damaged, that's your culprit.
Hope it helps.
2007-02-12 19:46:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm assuming you have checked the gearbox oil? a lot of vehicle issues are via grimy oil, or loss of oil. in case you have, it may be that the kit linkage assembly isn't adjusted ideal. i'd take it to a storage and get them to envision the linkage adjustment. If all is okay there, the 0.33 and costliest selection is that the overdrive unit is approximately to provide up, which includes beginning the gearbox casing and renewing the unit. i'm hoping it is between the 1st 2 issues. sturdy success
2016-10-02 01:41:38 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋