Acura 3.2 TL- I notice an oil leak between the transmission and the engine block where they bolt the transmission to the engine. Its underside, by the plastic cover.... Can anyone help me on that...where could that be from..whats under that plastic coer...... its a few drops every time i park.

 

You may want to double check the type of fluid. Most likely its oil. Its probably the rear main seal. Some have had those leak. You have to remove the trans to fix.

 

any idea on what the dealer approx. charges ($$) to replace the tranny main seal or the engine main seal, if it is that !

 

Im going to guess 400-600. Its all labor. The rear main seal is like a 5 dollar seal

 

Hey , i just figured it out.. took me a while. Its the Engile Oil. I opened the plastic cover under the clutch case and it was totally dry inside, no signs of any oil there. So obviously the seals are ok, both engine and transmission main seals.
on the contrary, the culprit was actually the engine Sump gasket...
any ideas how long a job is that... is it " do it yourself" type of a job...
any links to photographs...of this...

Cheers !

 

Engine Sump Gasket????

 

I am guessing that SUMP means Oil Pan gasket

Kris - want to point hin in the right direction for a DIY?

Must be one of those cars with a boot and bonnet too!

 

There isnt a diy for replacing the oil pan gasket that i know of. You have to remove the lower downpipe of the exhaust to get the oil pan off though

 

And there is not a "gasket". Good ole Hondabond. The factory oil pans very seldom leak. I would take the torque converter dust cover off and see if it seems to be dripping from above the oil pan (rear main). (since mine is not off, I don't recall if you will have a decent view of anything above that cover, but it is just a couple 10mm bolts holding it on.) IF you decide to do the oil pan, let us know.