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[omega18]

Hi all,

Went for a drive to preston and back and got a few miles from home when the autobox went in check mode and I had to manually shift through the box, now I have had this happen before and topping up the ATF fluid appeared to cure.
So I thought I would have a check underneath the car, got ia all jacked up level and then noticed there were a few red drips of what appeared to be ATF fluid on the torx bolts attached to the bottom of the bellhousing. I assume that there is a seal(s) between the autobox and the torque converter so I am thinking on of these has failed? Would this be right?

I also found out this weekend that the garage that looked at my suspension geometery has left the passenger side hub loose!!! This had been causing a rumbling going round corners so I decided to investigate and found it loose, which I find totally unbelieveable.

What a weekend Karl

[TheBoy]

Never seen the TC end leak, only the 2 sumps  :-/

[omega18]

Hmm I'm not sure now, the fluid definatley appears to be dripping from the bellhousing joint to the TC.     Would it be leaking in a different place if it were the sumps?

[TheBoy]

Hmm I'm not sure now, the fluid definatley appears to be dripping from the bellhousing joint to the TC.     Would it be leaking in a different place if it were the sumps?

could it be leaking front sump gasket, and running down bellhousing?

[omega18]

I didn't think it was but I will double check tmrw and have a closer inspectio of it.  

Cheers Karl  

[omega18]

I have now had a good luck underneath and it is definatley not leaking from the sumps, so I assume that a seal has gone somewhere up at the front end of it,
had a few quotes for fixing it cheapest is at 250 pounds but I can get a used box that has 31,000 miles on it of a 3.0l for 275 pounds and then whatever fitting would be on top.

This is not going to be a good month!!  

Karl

[TheBoy]

I have now had a good luck underneath and it is definatley not leaking from the sumps, so I assume that a seal has gone somewhere up at the front end of it,
had a few quotes for fixing it cheapest is at 250 pounds but I can get a used box that has 31,000 miles on it of a 3.0l for 275 pounds and then whatever fitting would be on top.

This is not going to be a good month!!  

Karl

I've seen a couple apart, would imagine any seal should be easy enough if you fancy a bash.

[omega18]

I would have a bash myself but I do not want to be working under the car on our driveway, as it is horrible. By the way I take it that the autobox in the 3.0l is the AR35 as I have seen references to an AR30?

Many thanks Karl.

[Dave Elite]

Did you find out what the prob was?

[tunnie]

core blimey, FIX that stupidly large avatar 

[tunnie]

i am running a 3 x 19" monitors at 1280 x 1024 each which is larger than most, and it still looks stupid:

[TheBoy]

Now now, keep it pleasant!  Remember, the poster may be unaware the avatar is too big, as he may not be as confident with computers as you or I, and his browser may be able to cope better with it

[tunnie]

Now now, keep it pleasant!  Remember, the poster may be unaware the avatar is too big, as he may not be as confident with computers as you or I, and his browser may be able to cope better with it

That was pleasant, no naught words used 

[unlucky alf]

it does sound like your bellhousing oil seal is weeping as i had the same on mine [as well as other things ], oil seal is about £8-50 from JPAT but the job is no fun i can tell you, drop the g/box with the t/converter then pull the t/c off the box, you will see a flanged oilseal held in by little torx screws, thats the culprit i suspect oh & try & keep the g/box nose up to save getting soaked in atf