Leak...Need Advice

handmedown · Dec 17, 2011

I first noticed this leak like 2 weeks ago and finally went to the dealer today to get it checked out. Since they were booked today, the service technician just gave it a quick look and said that it is possibly from the transmission/torque converter area and would cost 1100+ to fix.

(V6 btw)

Now could anyone possibly confirm this, and if it would be safe to make a ~300mi trip to LA? Help would be really appreciated

F23A1AT · Dec 17, 2011

Your radiator hoses look fine. If you're talking about that pea sized drop under the car, gauge how much fluid it's losing then figure out if the leak is worth the trouble to fix. It will get worse over time though so don't forget about it.

001Stunna · Dec 17, 2011

Get under the car and use some brake cleaner and a rag to clean the area so all is well and clean. Put some engine oil dye in your engine and drive around for a day or two. Take a black light and get under the car...use the blacklight and follow where the oil is leaking from.

..the dye i'm talking about http://www.nextag.com/Four-Seasons-69088-Oz-1245465131/prices-html

RedRyder · Dec 18, 2011

Jack up your car and take a look, never take someone's word for it.

Russianred · Dec 18, 2011

By the way man, if you end up using the UV dye - you can get it for like $6.50 at O'reilly's or Autozone. Save ya a hassle. It saved my ass before too finding an oil leak! Works wonders.

handmedown · Dec 18, 2011

F23A1AT said:
Your radiator hoses look fine. If you're talking about that pea sized drop under the car, gauge how much fluid it's losing then figure out if the leak is worth the trouble to fix. It will get worse over time though so don't forget about it.

Yeah I was referring to that little drop. I just took a pic right when it dripped down.

001Stunna said:
Get under the car and use some brake cleaner and a rag to clean the area so all is well and clean. Put some engine oil dye in your engine and drive around for a day or two. Take a black light and get under the car...use the blacklight and follow where the oil is leaking from.

..the dye i'm talking about http://www.nextag.com/Four-Seasons-69088-Oz-1245465131/prices-html

Russianred said:
By the way man, if you end up using the UV dye - you can get it for like $6.50 at O'reilly's or Autozone. Save ya a hassle. It saved my ass before too finding an oil leak! Works wonders.

Thanks guys. Doing this as we speak.

Thanks for the replies!

001Stunna · Dec 18, 2011

handmedown said:
Yeah I was referring to that little drop. I just took a pic right when it dripped down.

Thanks guys. Doing this as we speak.

Thanks for the replies!

Hope it doesn't turn out to be a big issue and all is well, keep us updated.

handmedown · Dec 19, 2011

RedRyder said:
Jack up your car and take a look, never take someone's word for it.

Here's an update. I had time to jack up the car and see what's going on:

Floor View. Bottom of the photo is the front most.

From inside the engine.

Sorry for the blurry pics.

From what I see, I'm guessing that its from my transmission, correct? Please note: that I do not have much knowledge about what's under the hood. Help would be appreciated. Again.

001Stunna · Dec 19, 2011

handmedown said:
Here's an update. I had time to jack up the car see what's going on:

Floor View.

From inside the engine.

Sorry for the blurry pics.

From what I see, I'm guessing that its from my transmission, correct? Please note: that I do not have much knowledge about what's under the hood. Help would be appreciated. Again.

Linking pics of your email doesn't work. Upload them to a site such as imageshack or photobucket and then re-link them again on here. And a view from directly under the back of the engine might be better

RedRyder · Dec 19, 2011

^+1. The splashguard in the forefront of the photo is really blocking us from seeing anything.

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