Originally Posted by
zip439
You need to fix the leak or you will burn up another starter. Certainly clean up the fluid that is over everything you describe and find that leak. Hopefully it is up topside so you can get to it.
You say the Crankshaft Position Sensor has "fluid" on it. Where is the fluid? Is the fluid on the outside where the electrical connection is and where you place your hand to remove it, or is the fluid just on the inside that is screwed into the bell housing? Have you checked your transmission fluid level; Car running, after a trip so it is warm, and in park.
There are three black plastic inspection pieces that you can remove all on the bell housing. One large one on the front and two smaller rectangular on the bottom. Open them. Do you see engine oil or transmission fluid. It is normal with the age of our cars to see see a little that will wipe with your finger, but if they are dripping wet up inside you may have found your leak. Dry it up the best you can with shop towels then check again in a few days after driving the car. If it is soaking wet again you have a seal leaking. Depending on what fluid you see; Rear main seal (most likely) or transmission if it is up inside the bell housing. If it is on the outside and dripping, the transmission pan is leaking. While your there look closely at the large electrical connection forward side passenger on the transmission. The o-rings go bad and that can leak also.
do you know our transmission fluid color by chance? To me it looks like oil or even possibly power steering fluid since I did have a decent leak for a few months… went through almost 2 cans of steering fluid to hold it up till I had time to actually get car into garage… so if transmission fluid is darker than the engine oil or power steering fluid… it wouldn’t be transmission fluid then… I just am not 100% sure on trans fluid color… I will inspect better tomorrow though to see if I can see leaks around trans & into bellhousing… I know previous owner just had in shop before I bought the car in April 2023, they put new valve cover @ oil pan gaskets… they also had transmission serviced (I believe the receipt then gave to me shown they did fluid flush/exchange & filter just as maintenance). A week after I bought car I noticed valve covers were leaking… the shop did a horrible job, so I replaced gasket, new bolts, & also did breathers…. At time I didn’t have a way to get under this low ground car… so I never was able to really inspect oil pan itself… but now that it’s up I see oil all over oil pan and sprayed back to transmission also… so possibility the fluids could just be from oil pan. I do check engine oil like every 2-3 weeks & hasn’t been low… so idk. Again other chance would be power steering fluid. I have the plastic protector shield under the engine bay… so could just be all the power steering fluid that dropped, caught by under shield and then made its way back… 🤷🏻♂️