I was wondering why I'm losing fluid when my truck has set overnight and when sometime i've drove it kinda hard. It looks like its coming from my inspection plate because its leaking onto my exhaust pipe thats running right under the tranny. Any ideas??


95 1500 5.2 auto 2wd

 

Torque converter seal? Pump Seal? O-ring around the dipstick tube? Need to find out where it's really coming from, and go from there. Unfortunately, for the first two, trans would need to come out.

 

What is the best way to get to the o ring around the dipstick? I've climbed under there but I can't get up to it. Thats the first thing I'll check its the simpliest.

 

Need to pull the dipstick. Keep in mind, good chance fluid will come out when you do, and also a good chance anything nearby will want to fall in the hole, so, clean it around there good before you take it out. I think the one bolt that holds the dipstick tube to the bellhousing there, is the only thing that holds it in. See if you can see evidence of fresh fluid there first though, no point taking it apart, if it ain't broke.

 

That reminds me there ain't a bolt holding my dipstick tube to the bellhousing somebody must have forgotten to bolt it back before, so my dipstick kinda wobbles some could this actually be the whole problem to begin with?

 

That's possible. has the engine or trans been out at some point?

 

Yea I know once for when I had it in the shop for them to check about the tranny leaking and they couldn't find it. They said that all the seals looked good so they didn't see no need in replacing them and that it could be my torque converter that was cracked. Also on that trip I had my pan gasket and filter changed