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Old 01-18-2003, 05:11 PM
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Oil Leak got worse!!!

My car was leaking ATF all over the floor where it was parked when I turned the car on.....it like flung oil to the passenger side on the exhaust pipe and started smoking......now I looked under the car and it is all oily....but I checked the tranny oil level and it was fine!!! I checked the engine oil and I need like 2 quarts, yeah the engine oil leaks too from th oil pan gasket but why wouldn't my tranny need oil???...whats going on here???......AARON
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How do you know it's leaking atf? Wouldn't you think it's leaking engine oil if that is low and the tranny is not?
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yeah, but the amount of ATF it leaked was at least 1/4 of a quart....and the engine oil is low because it has a oil pn gaket leak..and the oil was red not caramel colored....AARON
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Top everything off, clean everything up under the car, run the car for a while and watch where it leaks from. Sounds like a big leak that should be easy to see.

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Better check more often and don't let it get so low if you want it to last.
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Might check the power steering pump also...just a thought!
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