So i just had all my fluids changed: engine, tranny, and diff. on thursday of last week, now Tuesday. Havent moved the car since and when i went to pull it out, i noticed a nice puddle of oil that was under the car. Im pretty sure Redline tranny flu'id is red, however this looked more like engine oil, but the area was roughly 12" - 20" behind the front wheel............tranny area? not?

Is it possible that they over filled a little and this is the result??

 

Maybe some oil got stuck on the undertray when they changed the filter. I always get some there however I wipe it up, perhaps they forgot?

 

Im really going to hope that is the issue at hand. I parked it the opposite way and am going to check if there is another puddle in the morning. man i sure hope thats the case.

 

I am no mechanic by any means so could someon help me with this?

Just checked again now, and yes, its a slow leak. Two little bolt heads directly in line with where the front of my test pipe is. It almost looks like the oil is coming out of where one of the hex bolt heads is??

Anyone have suggestions?

 

Can't be the tranny's drain and fill bolts, can they? Perhaps 'they' were afraid of overtightening and stripping them babies, and just kinda finger-tightened them?

Or they were checking torque on transmission oilpan, or engine oilpan, and stripped something. But that's not that likely.

Get some Simple Green or some other degreaser, and wipe the entire undercar area real real well and clean and dry. And I mean car bottom, not the shop/garage floor. Then perhaps you can pinpoint the exact location of the leak.

Pics would help a lot.

 

I would suspect its the fill or drain bolt for the tranny. get yourself a hex key and torque it or just take it back and have them do it.

 

check if the bolts are tightened. happened to me, i forgot to tighten up the bolts.

 

Well, I stuck a flashlight under it and can clearly see its one of the bolts. Its the one on the right side. Not sure if this is the drain or fill one??

Second issue: Shouldn't Redline tranny fluid be RED??

I was worried about them keeping my fluids and putting in their shit brands, but was told they are a reputable mechanic shop..............buuuuut, you never know!