Bought a used car...seem to have a leak from somewhere cant determine where its from or what it actually is, i have a picture of where I see it from and its dripping all the way under my car...its on the driver side kind of under the engine but would be on top of the transmission or w.e its a dark colored fluid...
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Bought a used car...seem to have a leak from somewhere cant determine where its from or what it actually is, i have a picture of where I see it from and its dripping all the way under my car...its on the driver side kind of under the engine but would be on top of the transmission or w.e its a dark colored fluid...
Welcome to the forum. If everything is wet with oil(?), you may have to degrease the area to locate the source.
If it is a dark red, I suspect the transaxle. No dipstick, but you don't want to get low on fluid. Use ATF+4 (meeting Chrysler MS-9604) only.
Being that it is dark, you may want to change the fluid & filter. Inspect & clean the bottom of the pan/chip magnet.
I'm skeptical about shop ATF fluid exchange services (transfusion machines) as they don't remove the pan to see what's at the bottom, the filter isn't replaced & the machine is used on many different cars with different fluid types, so cross-contamination is a real possibility.
The Chrysler service manual still recommends a 'pan-drop' transmission service method.
6-speed? The hoses to & from the ATF cooler are known leakers after a few years. Dry them off to see if they are the source of the leak?
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If it is a dark red, I suspect the transaxle. No dipstick, but you don't want to get low on fluid. Use ATF+4 (meeting Chrysler MS-9604) only.
Being that it is dark, you may want to change the fluid & filter. Inspect & clean the bottom of the pan/chip magnet.
I'm skeptical about shop ATF fluid exchange services (transfusion machines) as they don't remove the pan to see what's at the bottom, the filter isn't replaced & the machine is used on many different cars with different fluid types, so cross-contamination is a real possibility.
The Chrysler service manual still recommends a 'pan-drop' transmission service method.
6-speed? The hoses to & from the ATF cooler are known leakers after a few years. Dry them off to see if they are the source of the leak?
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