MasterMusician
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Hi all...,
i think i have a fluid loss issue with my Transmission...., (what i'm about to describe will sound like an obvious leak from the transmission, however experience has taught me not to assume anything)
for awhile after driving my car and then turning it off and exiting my car i could smell a burnt oil smell (but i couldnt locate any leaking oil) and then recently while i was driving my car i noticed smoke ? coming from under the driver side bonnet, i checked my car for fluid leaks but couldnt find any, (this phantom smoke issue kept sparactically returning, particularlly when the engine was hot)
then one day i did a quick Transmission fluid oil level check and found it was closer to the low side C marking so i decided to do a more accurate fluid level check (I drove for 25 klm, parked on level ground, left engine running, with transmission selector in park) the fluid (which can be difficult to see sometimes) was still towards the lower side of the C marking so i filled it will fluid until it was close to the H marking.
a few days later i saw a pink oil fluid stain on the ground (approx) under where the front right side Transmission sump pan is, of course my immediate thought was i have a Transmission fluid leak, i checked the sump pan bolts, they were loser then i'd have expected but i doubted they were lose enough to cause a leak, so i continued to search for other leaks, and then i found a small drop of pink fluid getting ready to drip off the right side exhaust muffler (the muffler is positioned almost exactly) under where the front right side Transmission sump pan is, i immediately thought the transmission fluid must be leaking from somewhere above the Exhaust Muffler and when the engine is hot the fluid turns into the Smoke (that sparatically comes out of driver's side bonnet) this would also explain the smell of smoke i'd smell when i exited the car) i though it all made sense until i noticed that the Power Steering pipes also run near by and if they were leaking they could be the source of my Smell-Of-Smoke, and my Pink-Ground-Stain issues...., but on inspection the Power Steering had no leak issues and it's fluid level has always remained at the full level.
yesterday i jacked the car up and degreassed the underside, looking to confirm the exact leak location..., what i found was this, somehere above where the front right side Transmission sump pan is (somewhere near the dipstick pipe ?) but i can actually pin point the actual leak because maybe there's some pipes above that i can't see, that could be leaking down onto the dipstick region ? but if the leak is coming from the dipstick region my questions are these ........
can a dipstick pipe leak oil ?
is the dipstick welded to the transmission case or is it pushed into a hole ?
if it's pushed into a hole does it have a seal, if so is it a oustside boot type seal or an inside O ring type seal ?
the fact that the car hasn't been driven for 3 days, and if fluid is still leaking from the dipstick pipe region, would this signify a major overfill ?
normally...., when car is turned off (not driven for a few days) and the Transmission has the correct amount of fluid, does all the fluid return to the sump pan or is there still some fluid within the lines, and if so is this fluid still under pressure ?
if the correct level of fluid is in the Transmission sump pan, does any of this fluid enter into the dipstick pipe region, or should a correctly filled transmission always be under the postion where the dipstick pipe joins the Transmission case ? (my logic being, does the Transmission Dipstick PIpe have a overfull-overflow release)
thanks so much everyone in advance...., i know i have gone on a bit, but i have found i always make mistakes when i make assumptions so i have tried to explain the symptoms without any bias
i think i have a fluid loss issue with my Transmission...., (what i'm about to describe will sound like an obvious leak from the transmission, however experience has taught me not to assume anything)
for awhile after driving my car and then turning it off and exiting my car i could smell a burnt oil smell (but i couldnt locate any leaking oil) and then recently while i was driving my car i noticed smoke ? coming from under the driver side bonnet, i checked my car for fluid leaks but couldnt find any, (this phantom smoke issue kept sparactically returning, particularlly when the engine was hot)
then one day i did a quick Transmission fluid oil level check and found it was closer to the low side C marking so i decided to do a more accurate fluid level check (I drove for 25 klm, parked on level ground, left engine running, with transmission selector in park) the fluid (which can be difficult to see sometimes) was still towards the lower side of the C marking so i filled it will fluid until it was close to the H marking.
a few days later i saw a pink oil fluid stain on the ground (approx) under where the front right side Transmission sump pan is, of course my immediate thought was i have a Transmission fluid leak, i checked the sump pan bolts, they were loser then i'd have expected but i doubted they were lose enough to cause a leak, so i continued to search for other leaks, and then i found a small drop of pink fluid getting ready to drip off the right side exhaust muffler (the muffler is positioned almost exactly) under where the front right side Transmission sump pan is, i immediately thought the transmission fluid must be leaking from somewhere above the Exhaust Muffler and when the engine is hot the fluid turns into the Smoke (that sparatically comes out of driver's side bonnet) this would also explain the smell of smoke i'd smell when i exited the car) i though it all made sense until i noticed that the Power Steering pipes also run near by and if they were leaking they could be the source of my Smell-Of-Smoke, and my Pink-Ground-Stain issues...., but on inspection the Power Steering had no leak issues and it's fluid level has always remained at the full level.
yesterday i jacked the car up and degreassed the underside, looking to confirm the exact leak location..., what i found was this, somehere above where the front right side Transmission sump pan is (somewhere near the dipstick pipe ?) but i can actually pin point the actual leak because maybe there's some pipes above that i can't see, that could be leaking down onto the dipstick region ? but if the leak is coming from the dipstick region my questions are these ........
can a dipstick pipe leak oil ?
is the dipstick welded to the transmission case or is it pushed into a hole ?
if it's pushed into a hole does it have a seal, if so is it a oustside boot type seal or an inside O ring type seal ?
the fact that the car hasn't been driven for 3 days, and if fluid is still leaking from the dipstick pipe region, would this signify a major overfill ?
normally...., when car is turned off (not driven for a few days) and the Transmission has the correct amount of fluid, does all the fluid return to the sump pan or is there still some fluid within the lines, and if so is this fluid still under pressure ?
if the correct level of fluid is in the Transmission sump pan, does any of this fluid enter into the dipstick pipe region, or should a correctly filled transmission always be under the postion where the dipstick pipe joins the Transmission case ? (my logic being, does the Transmission Dipstick PIpe have a overfull-overflow release)
thanks so much everyone in advance...., i know i have gone on a bit, but i have found i always make mistakes when i make assumptions so i have tried to explain the symptoms without any bias