Possible Tranny Leak?

Ms5490renegade · **Posted:** Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:59 pm

im not sure but the transmission has like, sludge on the side and the bottom.

im not sure whats normal leakage, but it doesnt look normal. please help me.

ridenby · **Posted:** Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:57 am

I think what your seeing is normal for trans with bunch of miles and no regular cleaning,at least mine looks about the same.I go by if no spots under car,no major problem.

Ms5490renegade · **Posted:** Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:42 pm

the boot and stuff on the drive shaft is new. im going to get it checked today.

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:26 pm

you do know you have one bolt loose on the driveshaft don't you. I know dumb question just wanted to make sure you knew.

wheeee32 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:32 pm

tommudd wrote:

you do know you have one bolt loose on the driveshaft don't you. I know dumb question just wanted to make sure you knew.

I saw that also. Would that have any effect to the sludge he's finding?

Ms5490renegade · **Posted:** Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:40 pm

yea i know. its stripped. thank you tom obrien chrysler jeep. my fluid is bad. its needs a changing.

Hood297 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:40 am

you sure? your last 2 pics are of the engine oil pan. Tranny doesnt have a drain plug.

I mean it sure couldnt hurt to change out that fluid anyway

Ms5490renegade · **Posted:** Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:53 am

Hood297 wrote:

you sure? your last 2 pics are of the engine oil pan. Tranny doesnt have a drain plug.

I mean it sure couldnt hurt to change out that fluid anyway

i know. the boot on the drive shaft is new. it was clean about 2 weeks ago. the oil pan isnt leaking but its wet.

is it strange my jeep doesnt have a transmission dipstick?

Blue KJ in PA · **Posted:** Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:22 am

Is it strange that you don't have a trans dipstick? Nope that is called Daimler-Chrysler cost cutting at its best.

Hood297 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:48 am

Blue KJ in PA wrote:

Is it strange that you don't have a trans dipstick? Nope that is called Daimler-Chrysler cost cutting at its best.

and because some people can't seem to figure out the proper way to check the fluid level and end up overfilling it.

MS5490- It looks like grease on your finger, but if it is a new shaft I sure hope that boot hasn't already gone on you. That would be a lil unusual.. Especially on the front CV most of the times the rear CV goes out on the DS.

sleeve84028 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:35 pm

2007 was the model year when Chrysler stopped putting the transmission dipstick in KJ's. If your vehicle is MY2002-2006 it should have a transmission dipstick in the tube.

If you don't have the dipstick your tranmssion tube needs to be sealed so moisture and debris doesn't enter the transmission pan.

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:20 pm

Ms5490renegade wrote:

yea i know. its stripped. thank you tom obrien chrysler jeep. my fluid is bad. its needs a changing.

Go to Sears and get a set of their "bolt-out" to remove the stripped bolt. Works great.

Ms5490renegade · **Posted:** Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:00 am

sleeve84028 wrote:

2007 was the model year when Chrysler stopped putting the transmission dipstick in KJ's. If your vehicle is MY2002-2006 it should have a transmission dipstick in the tube.

If you don't have the dipstick your tranmssion tube needs to be sealed so moisture and debris doesn't enter the transmission pan.

i dont have one of the tubes either. this has been checked several times.

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:04 am

you have a straight drive, there won't be a tube bro

ya have a fill plug, and a drain plug on the manual tranny

the fill plug is where ya check the level, on level surface remove fill plug and either one of two things occur

ya stick ya finger in and touch fluid = good to go

or fluid starts to come out when you remove the plug = good to go slap plug back in

which plug is which is pretty self explanatory

Ms5490renegade · **Posted:** Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:10 am

JeepinJarhead03 wrote:

you have a straight drive, there won't be a tube bro

ya have a fill plug, and a drain plug on the manual tranny

the fill plug is where ya check the level, on level surface remove fill plug and either one of two things occur

ya stick ya finger in and touch fluid = good to go

or fluid starts to come out when you remove the plug = good to go slap plug back in

which plug is which is pretty self explanatory

where are said plugs? the oily crap reappeared today. i just want to get it taken care of before sht happens

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:18 am

the drain plug is almost at the bottom and ones about halfway up on the transmission (the ribbed part) not on the bellhousing since nothings behind that but the clutch and what not

im sorry i don't remember which side passenger or driver that they're on but they should be pretty obvious and mostly in line with one another

that black sludge youre finding, where's the highest and farthest forward area you're finding it?

it doesn't look transmission related at all as clean as your tranny is in those pictures

Ms5490renegade · **Posted:** Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:25 am

the sludge is coming frome the bell of the tranny. its right on the sides. like where the clutch would be

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:42 am

if its all on one side where a steel line goes to the transmission on the side (its the hydrolic clutch actuator) check the hydrolic resovior and see if it's low if so the leak is at the actuator - pretty much 2 bolts hold it on it's basically a hydrollicly powered push rod

if it's on both sides, check the transmission fluid level at the fill hole

there's a seal on the input shaft that can cause similar sludge to be expelled if it starts to fail

but honestly it looks more of an engine leaked oil sludge but hard to say with a picture of a finger

if you find it foward of the transmission, basically rule the transmission leak out unless you drive backwards down the road alot

Ms5490renegade · **Posted:** Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:49 am

ill get a better picture tomorrow. its on both sides of the transmission. it comes and goes. the brake fluid level is good.

sleeve84028 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:36 am

Oops - never caught the standard tranny portion in the signature block. Sorry guys.

Only automatic transmissions have the dipstick / tube.

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