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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Malibu / April 2004Malibu 98 transmission pan gasket leaks
Today when doing oil change I noticed greenish fluid sweating from around the transmission pan gasket area right in front of oil drain nut, I compared viscosity and smell of the stuff leaking with what I have in the coolant reservoir and it is coolant what it is leaking, Is this possible? Coolant reservoir was very low, BTW. Guillermo Top post Is it your transmission gasket or is it the rear of yoou intake leaking cooland down onto the transmission? By the way what size engine do have?Also was there any coolant in you oil? sometimes when a intake gasket is leaking it will leak into your oil as well ...Ned to know what engine it is and how many miles are on it .. Then i can help you better Steve C Malibu 98 transmission pan gasket leaks Group: alt.autos.chevrolet.malibu Date: Tue, Apr 20, 2004, 10:49pm (CDT+5) From: askme@my.email.pls (f/256) Today when doing oil change I noticed greenish fluid sweating from around the transmission pan gasket area right in front of oil drain nut, I compared viscosity and smell of the stuff leaking with what I have in the coolant reservoir and it is coolant what it is leaking, Is this possible? Coolant reservoir was very low, BTW. Guillermo > Top post > Is it your transmission gasket or is it the rear of yoou intake leaking [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Then i can help you better > Steve C Steve, The motor is 3.1 V6. If coolant and oil are like water and oil that do not mix, then there was no coolant in the oil I drained from the engine. The coolant seems to be lealking right from the transmission gasket, which if I am not mistaken it'd be impossible, am I right? The car is a 98 and has been driven quite a few miles, just about 135K miles. BTW, the intake gasket was already replaced at about 85K miles. Many thanks, Guillermo top post.. Your eight it is impossible for coolant to leak out of the tranny gasket..unless your radiator is bad and its leaking into the side where the tranny lines are .nternally ..Id try looking higher take off your breather snorkle you will get a good look at the tranny from there pull the air filter and housing...there are about 4 or 5 different places coolant can come out on the drivers side above the tranny alone.....The tranny wraps around the rear of the engine from the left which is the drivers side...Is your transmission fluid at level? On these you got to get under it and there is a plug like what is on the differentials and it should seep out after you loosen it if not your low...If you see not leaks I would have you system pressure tested does it build pressure let it get to operating temp then see if the top hose gets hard if not you really need to get a pressure test...check your tranny fluis first if it has alot of coolant your radiatore is bad Steve C Re: Malibu 98 transmission pan gasket leaks Group: alt.autos.chevrolet.malibu Date: Mon, Apr 26, 2004, 2:16am (CDT+5) From: askme@my.email.pls (f/256) "cook steve" <gear_head_@webtv.net> wrote in message news:19291-408BF872-71@storefull-3217.bay.webtv.net... Top post Is it your transmission gasket or is it the rear of yoou intake leaking cooland down onto the transmission? By the way what size engine do have?Also was there any coolant in you oil? sometimes when a intake gasket is leaking it will leak into your oil as well ...Ned to know what engine it is and how many miles are on it .. Then i can help you better Steve C Steve, The motor is 3.1 V6. If coolant and oil are like water and oil that do not mix, then there was no coolant in the oil I drained from the engine. The coolant seems to be lealking right from the transmission gasket, which if I am not mistaken it'd be impossible, am I right? The car is a 98 and has been driven quite a few miles, just about 135K miles. BTW, the intake gasket was already replaced at about 85K miles. Many thanks, Guillermo |
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