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Mystery Leak

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Old Jan 22, 2017 | 11:41 AM
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Anyone know what this could be? It's where the engine meets the transmission on the passenger side.

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Old Jan 22, 2017 | 11:47 AM
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Ant time I see oil residue like that, I clean it up with brake clean, and keep an eye on it to see where it starts again. Once in a while, I'll get lucky and it won't reappear, which saves lots of troubleshooting time.

Oil can migrate from an area unrelated to where it collects and drips off.
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Old Jan 22, 2017 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by ronjenx
Ant time I see oil residue like that, I clean it up with brake clean, and keep an eye on it to see where it starts again. Once in a while, I'll get lucky and it won't reappear, which saves lots of troubleshooting time. Oil can migrate from an area unrelated to where it collects and drips off.
Excellent tip thanks
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Old Jan 22, 2017 | 12:21 PM
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There are two separate pieces to the oil pan one is the oil pan and the other is for the lack of a better term upper pan. The upper pan gasket leaks for some reason and not sure why. I had the same issue and thought it was the rear main seal but when I had my transmission out for the clutch change the rear main seal was fine. I had mine covered under warranty.

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