87whiteiroc

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had a tranny leak a few weeks ago from the speedo cable mount and now the wet spot under my car is back. i put her up on jack stands and noticed it dripping from on top around where the tranny meets the motor kinda in the same spot where the oil filter is. i wanted to know if anyone knows what part of the engine has oil flowing through it that might leak.

jv9999

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Sorry, but that sounds like the front seal is leaking. The trans has to come out to replace it (hence the sorry part).

five7kid

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If it's dripping from on top, that's not a transmission front seal leak.

The valve cover and intake manifold are known leakers from up there. Also the oil pressure sending unit, if it's behind the intake manifold.

jv9999

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I assumed it was transmission fluid (red). If it's oil, these are the prime candidates.

87whiteiroc

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the tranny leak was back where the speedometer cable screws onto the tranny because the threads were ruined. fixed that with new speedo cable. it is an oil leak because i had to add more oil recently and its black not red. it could be the oil pressure sending unit because today when i took it for a ride the oil gauge was reading a lower number than usual. the needle sits around 30 at idle and today it read lower 20s which it has never gone. ill try to locate a more exact location and post where its coming from but it is coming from up high in the engine compartment.

jamon8

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speedo cable on a 87????????

87whiteiroc

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running a 350 tpi with 5sp manual transmission. 87 irocs with a 350 were not made with a 5sp tranny. swapped out auto for manual in this car no point in having a sports car with an automatic takes the thrill out of driving it

jv9999

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Yep. Only FB's got electronic speedos in '87

Dens71TA

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Camaros used cable driven speedometers from '82-89. Firebirds got electronic speedometers in '86 but the idiot light clusters continued to use the cable drive.