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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Dingleberry on 31 October 2008, 17:06:56

Title: ATF leak !
Post by: Dingleberry on 31 October 2008, 17:06:56

Well it seems these problems come in three's  :) i suppose a good way to look at it is that they are all engine/gearbox related  ;D ;D :o

So anyway i noticed some oily patches on the ground after driving the car, so had a gander's underneath to be greeted by a very oily mess  :-? had a sniff at the suspicious liquid and as far as i can tell its ATF !?

(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/ayden17/DSC00158.jpg)

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Hellova mess as you can see, Whats the most common place for them to leak ?

1998 2.5 V6 Elite

Thanks  :D

Title: Re: ATF leak !
Post by: unlucky alf on 31 October 2008, 17:10:39

bellhousing/tc oil seal?

Title: Re: ATF leak !
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 31 October 2008, 18:38:15

You sure that's not engine oil?

Title: Re: ATF leak !
Post by: Dingleberry on 31 October 2008, 18:49:43

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You sure that's not engine oil?

Thats the thing i really am not sure, it has a smell but isnt very distinct but it smells more like ATF than engine oil only because the engine oil has a petroly smell to it  :o

Title: Re: ATF leak !
Post by: unlucky alf on 31 October 2008, 21:32:12

dab it lightly with a white tissue, allow it to soak into it & if its atf youll soon tell by the colour the tissue goes [if that makes any sense!] mind you im so used to the smell of it id just give it a sniff ;)

Title: Re: ATF leak !
Post by: ngrainqey on 31 October 2008, 21:36:41

i thought the torque converter was a dry unit? both my engines were dry between the t/c and engine/gearbox
looks like engine oil to me, maybe running down the back and on/round the gearbox

Title: Re: ATF leak !
Post by: unlucky alf on 31 October 2008, 23:56:57

ngrainqey, there is a flanged oil seal on the back of the bellhousing held by 3 torx screws which the t/c goes through, believe me when they go its messy, i know cos that was one of my misfortunes :'(

Title: Re: ATF leak !
Post by: omegav6est on 01 November 2008, 01:52:34

same with my mig, i have just changed the same seal,what a mess,i was lucky to have access to a ramp but i still had a litre of atf under my armpits.

Title: Re: ATF leak !
Post by: unlucky alf on 01 November 2008, 12:29:02

i didnt do too bad on atf loss, i kept a trolley jack under the bellhousing to keep it "nose up" & changed the seal under the car,[done on 2 axle stands & 2 jacks to drop box!] mind you getting the atf smell out of your clothes afterwards is impossible!!, unless somebody has found an answer to that cos my mrs gave up trying but of course didnt give up moaning :(

Title: Re: ATF leak !
Post by: ngrainqey on 01 November 2008, 12:56:37

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i didnt do too bad on atf loss, i kept a trolley jack under the bellhousing to keep it "nose up" & changed the seal under the car,[done on 2 axle stands & 2 jacks to drop box!] mind you getting the atf smell out of your clothes afterwards is impossible!!, unless somebody has found an answer to that cos my mrs gave up trying but of course didnt give up moaning :(

lol i didnt have any atf in the bellhousing on mine,
are you talking about that stupid sheet of metal between the bottom of the bellhousing and engine?

Title: Re: ATF leak !
Post by: unlucky alf on 01 November 2008, 13:04:25

no not the dust cover, the oil seal sits at the back of the b/housing where the t/c goes through & main shaft sticks out, so to change it the t/c has to come out & then youll see it :)

Title: Re: ATF leak !
Post by: ngrainqey on 01 November 2008, 13:07:56

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no not the dust cover, the oil seal sits at the back of the b/housing where the t/c goes through & main shaft sticks out, so to change it the t/c has to come out & then youll see it :)

oh right, im lucky then 'cos mines fine :P
....at the moment   :-/

Title: Re: ATF leak !
Post by: Dave Elite on 06 July 2009, 16:46:53

Did you ever find out what was wrong?