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MN94ProbeGT
04/10/2001, 04:11 PM
Yesterday i put the front of my car on jacks to replace my fog light that went out. When i was doing that i notice that something was leaking. It seem like oil and then again tranny fluid. I got a better look and its all over the transmission. I check the top, took out intake and throttle to see if there was something leaking like VC gaskets and nothing. I dont know where its leaking from or whats leaking all that i know its that it is leaking. I dunno. Car misses at idle. performance not effected.
?????
rebby
04/10/2001, 04:16 PM
do you have mtx or atx???

i would assume mtx... i'm not sure what this could be w/out looking @ it...
tracer bullet
04/10/2001, 06:45 PM
Sometime when the engine is cold, shoot some degreaser on it and trickle some water down to wash it off. Once it's clean, give it a day and you should be able to see where it's coming from.

Misses at idle are usually the plug wires. If you notice it at idle, it's there at speed, whether you can tell or not, I think...
MN94ProbeGT
04/10/2001, 11:28 PM
Mtx.. I've just been noticing it lately, never really leaked anything til I stored it in winter due to save some money on insurance. Its leaves a spot somtimes thats a bit bigger than your thumb. Should i be worried??
tracer bullet
04/17/2001, 10:00 PM
I'd be freaking if it was me... It's probably not a big deal, but I'd find out for sure. On an MTX, it's gearbox oil, so really tough to tell by looking at it which is which.

You could get some degreaser and clean everything you can see, then later on go back and try to figure it out.

If the engine is cold (must be cold or you could crack parts), you can wash it. Don't shoot high pressure water at it, but you can use the cleaning stuff in a can and spray it all over, and let the hose run over it to wash it off.

Basically I'm saying I think you should clean everything, then you can tell where it's coming from, then decide what to do about it.
MN94ProbeGT
04/18/2001, 06:37 PM
I FOUND IT!!!:eek:
Its one the corner or the Valve cover. The gasket needs to be replaced sometime. Its not leaking alot just that it has been there for a long time. Most likely before i bought the car.