Hey people, im new to this site. my daughters 97 neon is leaking tranny fluid (3speed auto). quite abit actually. it is coming from up in between the motor n tranny.

is it safe to say its prolly the input shaft seal thats leaking? or could there be another component thats leaking?

i read somewhere that if its a bad front pump, it would leak from same area, and give the impression that its a bad seal.

im very handy/mechanically inclined so i have NO prob doing the job, im just trying to gain as much knowledge or info before i go into it.

thanks in advance, tony g.

 

It is most likely the seal but either way, you have to remove the tranny to find/fix it, so there you go.

 

The front pump seal, is that a hard fix? i know replacing seals are fairly easy, imean, once you've gained access to'em that is!

 

Nah. Seals are nothing.

 

okay, got the trans out, bought the seals, gasket, oring. just tlooking for some input on wherre to start and any suggestions on the repair.

 

You could check facs here or buy a haynes manual at the Zone. It will get you there, not the best, but it will help you and better than waiting for responses. I always take a lot of pictures as you I tear down, better than memory when you get some delay thrown in on you.