ekcoupe88

ok.. Problem... i have a 97 civic still soch, anyway, im leaking something and alot of it... its not my oil, nor break fluid cause thats fine.. cant be power stering cause i have none...checked.. however my main question, is can a VERY VERY worn clutch cause a tranny to start leaking? i havnt taken it off yet so i cant tell... but my clutch is DONE and im just waiting for my new one... anybody?

lsjon

Well probbly it is either your clutch fluid or transmission fluid, as far as the hydrolic clutch fluid goes just check the clutch fluid bottle, if thats full then its probbly your trans fluid, hopefully with the clutch being so worn as u say you didnt do any kind of serious dmg to the transmission to force leakage.

What color is the fluid your leaking.

but im a novice for the most part so seek others oppinions.

polything

where re you leaking FROM?

ekcoupe88

thanks... and yea i checked my clutch fluid and it doesent really seem low... and i smell the fluid that i leak and doesent really smell like much.. mayb tranny... but not oil... and its like a blackish color... dno if it helps... but w.e it is i gotta find out soon, because ill drive, then park for 10 mins, and i already have a small puddle... but cant see a drip..

ekcoupe88

it looks like it can be coming from the bottom of my tranny... where it conects to the block... but it just started happening... the only wierd thing is back by my speed sensor, its a bit wet there too... so im not sure...

lsjon

blackish fluid? hmmm either really really really dirty trans fluid or it is oil.

basic fluid colors.
coolant=blue for hondas but originally green.
oil=light brown which usually turns to dark black.
manual transmission fluid=almost a clear **** color and shouldnt change to many shades.
Auto fluid=red and if not changed it can become very dark.
power steering- redish/brown/black.

but yeah those are the basics off the top of my head.

and if you dont have power steering, and the color u have is really dark id lean towards oil.

lsjon

If its wet in both areas id check for a oil leak by the head could be dripping on the 2 spots.

mortificationrock

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ekcoupe88 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it looks like it can be coming from the bottom of my tranny... where it conects to the block... but it just started happening... the only wierd thing is back by my speed sensor, its a bit wet there too... so im not sure...</TD></TR></TABLE>Same **** here! It seems its either the tranny or the gasket for the crankshaft.Remember it has two gaskets one by the tranny side and one by the crank pulley.I need to fix my **** also

ekcoupe88

well, im not sure... i know its not my motor oil, bc i keep on checkin it, and still fine... but has anyone herd of a SUPER bad clutch causing a leaking tranny?

RiceOrRocket

a bad clutch wont cause a leak... a bad seal can. I have a bad seal on both sides of my block and it seems to converge right above my new exhaust... jack up the car and see where exactly its coming from. Good luck.

dtorreskater

no a really worn clutch will not make it leak unless you brake gears and it goes through the case and manual trans fluid is just regular oil, its just packaged as manual trans fluid.

NOman0608

Have you checked the oil from your dipstick?
If not, check it.. it could be your valve cover gasket or dizzy.

gourley

Feel around your trans for cracks in the case's. Also check your coolant hoes's, all of them.

lillthingz

Look for the leak, it sounds to me like the rear main seal. I know when they go bad on some vehicles it leaks from the tranny/back of motor.

I just did one last week on one of my military humvee's

ekcoupe88

ok... the main back seal seems like a deff possibility, yet i have no cracks in my casing, my dipstik says im good, and no leaks in my coolant hoses... so im not sure... hopefully tomm or wed, ill take it to honda (poppa works there) and have it all checked out when they do my clutch... i just hope this bad clutch hasnt screwed my tranny....