My dad always said if it’s still leaking, at least you know it still has oil in it. Since I (hopefully) figured out the problem with the leaking trans oil, I figured it would be a good time to top it off.
bAcK tHaT tHaNg uP, gIrl!
Between the little oil leak around the sump and drain plug and this transaxle oil leak, it has gotten pretty crusty up under here. Also, another dad-ism – that’s just rust prevention. There is one stud that is screwed almost all the way in on the sump cover. Not enough of a thread left for a nut to catch it.
I’ve been afraid to put pliers or a vise grip on it, worried about messing up the threads and still not being able to get it back out.
After tightening everything up that I could find, I hosed it all down with brake parts cleaner and then let it air out under there for a little while.
I noticed a couple of bent fins and carefully straightened them back out while I was at it.
