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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 05:11 PM
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I have a trans leak that drops right onto my exhaust it only happens when i run it in park but not neutral what do you guys think it is that's leaking
 
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 05:59 PM
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I have a trans leak that drops right onto my exhaust it only happens when i run it in park but not neutral what do you guys think it is that's leaking
Could be the o-ring from the dipstick, or it could be like mine, and the tranny pan gasket is leaking. Only real way you will know for sure, is if you clean the area it's leaking around, and look for the actual spot thats leaking
 
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 06:51 PM
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yeah it might be the pan gasket i think that i over tightened it when i changed it im going to take the pan off and redo the gasket with some form-a-seal
 
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 09:02 PM
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i hope i didnt **** something up when i accidentaly dropped it into park when it was moving at idle speed when the brakes went bad
 
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