Has anyone experienced (noticed) fluid seeping from any of the case joints of their SH-AWD housing and forming an oily dirt covering on the bottom of the unit? Mine seems to have a seepage problem at the joint where the (front) propellor shaft extension housing is attached to the main differential case. Fluid seepage from this joint seems to blow back over the bottom of the differintial housing causing an oily dirt sludge to build up and cover the bottom of the housing.

I'm calling it seepage because there doesn't seem to be any actual leakage of fluid on the floor of the garage where the car is normally parked.

I ask the question mainly to see if there are any thoughts about whether it's worth the trouble of having the case seal replaced by Acura. The car is still under warranty (22,000 mi.), but my nearest dealer is over 80 miles away.

Appreciate any thoughts.

 

Have you verified fluid loss? I would def take it in under warranty, and at least have it documented.

 

Fluid loss is so small that it's unmeasurable -- fluid is level with the bottom of the filler hole. I too an thinking that taking it in for documentation IS THE THING TO DO, even though, based on many past experiences, I would expect the dealer to claim that the loss is too small to be worth disassembly for seal replacement.