[carlosamador16]

I've been leaking ATF for a while and finally decided to take care of it. I took a quick look and saw that it was coming from the front by the engine so I figured it was the seal behind the torque converter. Went to the store. Bought the seal. Jacked up the car. Once I got under it and took a good look..., everything was wet. There was fliud dropping from the power steering pump, front main, rear main, tranny pan, trans dipstick on the transmission side. I couldn't tell where the ATF was really leaking from! So I spent a few hours cleaning the power steering pump, oil pan, trans pan, lines, etc. Turns out EVERY bolt was loose on the trans pan, the lines were loose on the power steering and all the other stuff was just residue. So I tightened everything down and everything looks good so far.

BTW: I went to the shop here in town to see how much he would charge for a front pump seal. He quoted me 6 hours of labor, plus fluids and supplies equaling over $500. I wonder if he would have been honest enough to let me off with the tightening of a few things and a couple hours of labor?

[dautoop]

sorry man but mechanics are paid by the job not by hour at most places, so if they can say they fix the problem by tightening couple thing and charge u for replacing some thing they will, at lease where im from anyway.


dont get me wrong some shops will tell u they need to clean ur engine first before they can give u a quote.

[EagleAutosports]

The quote is based on the estimated time to do the job at the rate which they get paid per hour.

Hope you didn't overtighten the pan bolts, that would crush the pan gasket and cause even worse leaking.
You could also check where the lines connect and make sure they're tight. Also check the dipstick, they can rise up and leak around the base of it.

[carlosamador16]

Originally Posted by EagleAutosports

The quote is based on the estimated time to do the job at the rate which they get paid per hour.

Hope you didn't overtighten the pan bolts, that would crush the pan gasket and cause even worse leaking.
You could also check where the lines connect and make sure they're tight. Also check the dipstick, they can rise up and leak around the base of it.

You mean I shouldn't have used the impact gun! LOL!!!