There are tiny droplets of what I believe is tranny fluid coming from the bottom of my engine where the tranny meets the engine. What seal would I have to replace to fix this, is there any easy fix? The leak is very small, I just noticed a drop forming underneath my tranny, wiped it and like an hour later there was another drop.....

 

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i'm having the same problem. i'm gonna try replacing my drain bold and then if that doesn't work i'm gonna replace the seal between my tranny and block.

 

isnt the seal between the tranny and block a bitch to get at?

I just checked it again, I think its oil tho not tranny fluid, although the drops form right where the tranny meets the engine. If I run the car and then stop it it will drip like 1-3 drops and then no more. Is this something i should be conerned about or should i just make sure the oil is always full and drive on it?

Oh and I just switched over to synthetic, maybe thats why this is happening?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by turbotime &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">isnt the seal between the tranny and block a bitch to get at?

I just checked it again, I think its oil tho not tranny fluid, although the drops form right where the tranny meets the engine. If I run the car and then stop it it will drip like 1-3 drops and then no more. Is this something i should be conerned about or should i just make sure the oil is always full and drive on it?

Oh and I just switched over to synthetic, maybe thats why this is happening?</TD></TR></TABLE>

just so you know the seal between the block and trans is called the rear main seal and yes they suck to have to replace because it requires you to remove the trans , however , you may also have an axle seal leak which is common for honda's from what i have seen it will drip down the back side of the trans to the bottom and appear like the bell housing itself is leaking but the is no fluid between the inside of the bell housing and block , (clutch area)

in addition , what color is the fluid that is leaking out , and what does it smell like , you will find more common tranny leaks from auto cars that you will manual , but if in the event that it is the rear main i would not just let it go , and don't have some guy who thinks he's a mechanic replace it , have a honda dealer do it , best of luck

 

If it is coming from the bottom where the tranny meets the block, it is either

A. rear main seal on the block
B. input shaft seal on transmission

 

If you have oil/tranny fluid leaking from this area, there are only 2 seals to deal with: a)Input Shaft seal (inside the tranny) and b)Rear Main seal (removing the flywheel allows you to see this).

Can you remove the dust cover to do a visual inspection of this area?