Help with fluid leak?
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Help with fluid leak?
I just noticed today that my 07 auto JK is leaking some sort of fluid/oil. It is almost light brown in color. But I dont know where it is coming from. I have an aux B&M supercooler but that seems fine, I have not seen any leaks. I am guessing it is transmission fluid, but I checked both the oil and trans fluid and they seem fine as well. It seems it builds up in front of the radiator thing. Below are some pics I took on my crappy cell phone if any yall know what kind of leak it is. Cant do much now since Im at work ( browsing this site ).
The last pick is almost right below the steering stabilizer.
Thanks.
The last pick is almost right below the steering stabilizer.
Thanks.
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Hard to tell from the pics but it looks like it might be coming from the tranny cooler line. Have you checked the clamps for tightness? You can also clean up the area with some brake cleaner and then try to track the leak down. Good luck!
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I did clean it, well with some towels, and I let it run for a while, changing from P to D back and forth, and after a while after shutting the engine off, it starts to drip from right behind the radiator ( if thats what it is called, same place as the picture above #2 ). I checked the lines from the aux cooler other than being dirty they seem fine.
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Tranny cooler lines. There are two. One end has a small nut on it and the other has a quick disco on it if I remember right. Crawl under and look for two metal lines that go from the bottom of the rad to the trans. That's them. will try to post a pic tomorrow for you.