thursday i removed my 2.8 engine from my car, after i jacked up the transmission and got the engine out i noticed ALL my tranny fluid under my car, as soon as i saw it i climbed under the car thinking i punctured my pan but i didnt and i cant see where its leaking and it looks like its coming out of the rear of the tranny. the only thing i can think of is that when i jacked up my tranny it tipped my tail shaft back and all the fluid seeped out, possible?

 

very possible. could have been that. dipstick tube leaking if it came loose or pulled out from transmission?

 

of course it leaked out of the tail shaft. That is why you either

A: drain the tranny fluid

B: buy one of these

http://www.amazon.com/Powerhouse-301...4510169&sr=1-4

 

sorry... this is my first engine swap and im doing most of this myself so i didnt know what to do with the transmission, thanks for telling me, shouldnt there be a seal in there to stop it from coming out though?

 

the slip yoke of the drive line acts as a plug that is sealed by the rubber lip seal of the tailhousing.

 

but since i jacked the car up it leaked out... i still have the driveshaft and everything in

 

How much did you jack it up? The angle might have been so extreme that the diveshaft yoke slipped out of the tail housing just enough to let fluid out.

Other possibilities are that you broke the transmission cooling lines when jacking it up, the dipstick tube seal pulled out, or the detent cable seal contacted the top of the tunnel and broke. I can't really think of any other places the fluid could have escaped.

 

it was probably the angle of the driveline just enough to let the fluid leak out

 

i jacked it up to the car

 

Don't worry about it. Probably lost through the tail end. When you get everything put back together just fill er up again and see if she'll hold fluid.

 

okay, i can do that, dex 2 right? i made a joke right after i saw it, " Oh no!!, my car's heartless and is bleeding!!" lol... i know lame but made me and my step dad laugh at the time

 

Use Dex IV. Dex II has been surpassed by Dex III which has been surpassed by Dex IV. I don't even think Dex II and III formulations are regulated by GM any more.

Lol at the corny bleeding joke! I know what you mean, my car 'bled' the same way during an engine swap. Here are a few pictures.