Help me with oil leak
Help me with oil leak
So I brought home a 06 roadster with 71000 miles just 3 days ago. Previous owner just had oil changed at Chrysler dealer about 2 weeks before I bought it. I've had it sitting in my garage for 3 days waiting. Today I go to move it outside to start getting it cleaned up and I noticed this oil puddle on the floor of my garage. Maybe the car leaked before....I didn't ask previous owner. Wouldn't a dealer notice this? Maybe they did and owner refused to pay to have it looked at...I don't know. Or is it a result of the oil change. Doesn't matter at this point but I have to get it fixed. I tooksome photos of where I could see drips of oil.Can anyone identify what might be going on here?
Re: Help me with oil leak
Looks like the common trans connector leak. Check here https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...-pictures.html
Last edited by James1549; 08-02-2018 at 05:11 PM.
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So if it's transmission fluid leaking and I have no idea how long it's been leaking then I have no way to tell how much fluid I have in the transmission and therefore do not know if it's ok to drive the car. Not what I wanted to hear. Looks like my first official cruise with this car is going to be to a shop. Video shows the repair very well and I feel like I could do it but I have no way to get the car high enough to work under it to do this so it looks like I need to take it to a shop.
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Thanks guys, I will get it checked out. I knew when I bought this that I would have some unexpected issues come up so although I'm disappointed I'm not surprised. Hope I can get it in a shop soon though.
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Take it to a dealer and you will REALLY be sorry. Most any transmission shop should (SHOULD) be able to take care of this (even most local honest garages).
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Last edited by Tom3120; 10-01-2018 at 09:35 PM.
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Amazing that new members expecting help can be so cantankerous, try and help and you just get insulted.
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Ok, perhaps we got off on the wrong foot here. I do appreciate the advice as I stated earlier. I bought this car knowing that there were some things that were going to need to be addressed. These things were not a deal breaker for me though. It was my hope that I could become a welcomed member here and access the wealth of information about these cars available here.
When looking at this car before buying it I did notice oil all over the engine compartment. I assumed this would be the valve cover gaskets. However I did not notice it leaking this amount of fluid. That is my concern. Doesn’t matter at this point as it’s something that I will tend to sooner rather than later.
i hope I can continue to become a welcomed member here and share my experiences with these cars for future members as well.
When looking at this car before buying it I did notice oil all over the engine compartment. I assumed this would be the valve cover gaskets. However I did not notice it leaking this amount of fluid. That is my concern. Doesn’t matter at this point as it’s something that I will tend to sooner rather than later.
i hope I can continue to become a welcomed member here and share my experiences with these cars for future members as well.
Last edited by Tom3120; 08-03-2018 at 10:34 AM.
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Ok, perhaps we got off on the wrong foot here.
That oil looks too dirty to be tranny oil, and when there is a lot of oil leaking from an engine it gets forced backward onto the tranny.
If it is tranny oil you are in trouble, but I doubt it is.
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Dude, that is atf, and there is a wealth of data in my albums, here is a start on the xmission plug repair if you do work yourself. DONT GO TO DEALERS PERIOD !! Enjoy, Woody
https://www.crossfireforum.org/g/album/4822470
There is a transmission plug writeup on my posts, using search you should find them.:
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...-ta-daaaa.html
https://www.crossfireforum.org/g/album/4822470
There is a transmission plug writeup on my posts, using search you should find them.:
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...-ta-daaaa.html
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Anyway, I had a tranny that looked like that photo at the start of this thread when a rear oil seal failed, it was not pretty.
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