Hey guys,
So I was driving driving yesterday and while stopped at a light a noticed a little light smoke coming from the underside of the car. I pulled over and noticed the smell of transmission fluid right away. I looked under the car and transmission fluid was dripping almost pouring out of the bottom of the car. Fortunately I was a few miles away from my house. You can see the drip trail leading to the car from the pics below. This is from me backing the car up into the spot near my house. I put the car up on jacks and noticed It's coming from the bell housing. The only thing I checked or tried to check was the drain plug on the torque converter. The plug and washer are new from when I changed the transmission fluid, but the plug along with the rest of the torque converter were soaked so I couldn't determine if that is the issue. it seems like it is coming from the transmission side not the engine side so my guess is that it is the torque converter seal or the torque converter itself but I can't be sure until I get the transmission off.
My questions are -
Is there anything to know before diving in and taking the transmission off? Or are there any other simple checks to look into before undertaking such a heavy job?
If I replace the seal on the torque converter should I replace the torque converter as well or just leave it? Anything else to replace on the trans while it's off the car without going to deep into the internals?
Could the amount of fluid be an indicator of what part is failing? I might have at least lost a quart driving 2 maybe 3 miles.
Everyone's advice would be appreciated. MAVA if you want to weigh in that'd be great.
So I was driving driving yesterday and while stopped at a light a noticed a little light smoke coming from the underside of the car. I pulled over and noticed the smell of transmission fluid right away. I looked under the car and transmission fluid was dripping almost pouring out of the bottom of the car. Fortunately I was a few miles away from my house. You can see the drip trail leading to the car from the pics below. This is from me backing the car up into the spot near my house. I put the car up on jacks and noticed It's coming from the bell housing. The only thing I checked or tried to check was the drain plug on the torque converter. The plug and washer are new from when I changed the transmission fluid, but the plug along with the rest of the torque converter were soaked so I couldn't determine if that is the issue. it seems like it is coming from the transmission side not the engine side so my guess is that it is the torque converter seal or the torque converter itself but I can't be sure until I get the transmission off.
My questions are -
Is there anything to know before diving in and taking the transmission off? Or are there any other simple checks to look into before undertaking such a heavy job?
If I replace the seal on the torque converter should I replace the torque converter as well or just leave it? Anything else to replace on the trans while it's off the car without going to deep into the internals?
Could the amount of fluid be an indicator of what part is failing? I might have at least lost a quart driving 2 maybe 3 miles.
Everyone's advice would be appreciated. MAVA if you want to weigh in that'd be great.