"HoustonRunner" (houstonrunner)
12/25/2019 at 11:28 • Filed to: None
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"HoustonRunner" (houstonrunner)
12/25/2019 at 11:28 • Filed to: None | 0
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Need some input on what I’m looking at here. Changed the oil in the 2014 T&C yesterday, and noticed the bottom of the transmission was a bit damp. Definitely fluid from the car, pretty sure it is ATF.
Here are a few pictures, looks like one of the gaskets is leaking.
Is this a normal problem area?
I checked fluid level and it was normal, and there aren’t even oil spots on the ground where it parks.
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> HoustonRunner
12/25/2019 at 12:35 |
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Red Fluid transmission
Also Red or clear power steering.
Able to wipe with a paper towel to tell?
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HoustonRunner
> gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
12/25/2019 at 13:01 |
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It was dirty due to road grime , but pretty sure it was red.
DirtyDodge
> HoustonRunner
12/25/2019 at 14:16 |
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My 2012 T&C does not have that issue
Longtime Lurker
> HoustonRunner
12/25/2019 at 15:05 |
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Maybe check if the bolts are torqued to spec
Long_Voyager94
> HoustonRunner
12/26/2019 at 07:13 |
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Have you had the trans serviced recently?
Looks like the pan is leaking from what I can see there. If it was serviced recently, someone fudged up on the RTV application/bolt torquing. If it wasn’t?
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HoustonRunner
> Long_Voyager94
12/26/2019 at 09:17 |
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No service recently at all. Agree that the rtv looks fudged. With no noticable loss of fluid should I just monitor the fluid level, or should I bite the bullet and remove the pan and replace gasket /RTV?
My parents are driving it from Houston to Santa Fe tomorrow morning. I'll check the bolts today to make sure they aren't loose, but was planning to let them take it.
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Long_Voyager94
> HoustonRunner
12/26/2019 at 09:58 |
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Check for wetness around the cooler lines. If they are seeping, it will run down the trans behind the solenoid pack and make it look like the pan is leaking.
A bad axles seal will also make a mess everywhere.
Otherwise, I’d drop the pan, change the filter, and put it back together with new fluid/filter and RTV.
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HoustonRunner
> Long_Voyager94
12/26/2019 at 16:39 |
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No wetness around the cooler lines at all. Checked the pan and two of the bolts were just a tiny bit loose (maybe 1/4 to 1/2 turn). Still no drips on the ground, and only minor signs around the edge of the pan after I cleaned it off yesterday.
My parents left today for NM, and I’ll be joining them on Saturday. I’ll check the fluid level again, but don’t anticipate any issues. I’ll earmark a weekend soon to do the pan, fluid, and filter.
Thanks.
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Long_Voyager94
> HoustonRunner
12/27/2019 at 07:00 |
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Good luck. Hopefully loose bolts is all it was.