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Old 09-26-2011, 04:59 PM
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Default Transmission fluid/check/leak question

I have a '95 Civic Coupe that i just picked up recently.
Last week I changed the engine oil and noticed a leak where the transmission bell housing and engine mate. The oil is light tan or clearish so it's not engine oil. It appears to be fresh and it leaks quite a bit; there's traces of the oil going all the way back and onto the exhaust and after I wiped it down I noticed quite a bit of accumulation a week later.

My guess it it's transmission oil but
  • how do you check it? I can't find a dipstick
  • what fluid do you use normally?
  • where could the leak be coming from? I can't see anything obvious on the outside of the engine/transmission
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auto or manual?

You can add a dye to the transmission fluid to verify that's what is leaking.
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Default Re: Transmission fluid/check/leak question

Originally Posted by RonJ@HT
auto or manual?

You can add a dye to the transmission fluid to verify that's what is leaking.
yeah, sorry, I just dropped back in realizing I'm missing details.

Manual Trans
288k on the body
100+k on engine
unknown transmission service history.
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