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Old 11-15-2011, 05:52 PM
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Any of you guys have a small leak over winter storage, i saw a quarter size leak undermine wondering if this is somewhat normal....
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Originally Posted by stevette17
Any of you guys have a small leak over winter storage, i saw a quarter size leak undermine wondering if this is somewhat normal....
I think it is not too uncommon. Last year at about 20k miles I had seepage between the 6mn trans and diff. It was not dripping yet though. I had it fixed under warranty and there has been no seepage since.
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I've never seen any oil present on the floor but I have noticed it around the housing when my car has been on the hoist. Problem was common on some C5's.
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My C5 experienced seepage from the differential vents, located on the top of the diff housing. The dealer was overfilling the diff and the fluid was coming out. They replaced the half shaft seals seven times before they figured it out.
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stevette17,
Are you able to identify what type of fluid is on the ground?

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Originally Posted by stevette17
Any of you guys have a small leak over winter storage, i saw a quarter size leak undermine wondering if this is somewhat normal....
Old 11-16-2011, 02:29 PM
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Is gm diff fluid pink or green? I have pink fluid on the ground
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ATF fluid is normally pink/red in color...is your car an automatic ?
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Its manual , isn't the manual fluid same color
Old 11-16-2011, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by stevette17
Its manual , isn't the manual fluid same color
sorry...not sure what specific fluid is used in the manual trannys..
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Originally Posted by stevette17
Its manual , isn't the manual fluid same color
Yes, the manual tranny uses Dexron III ATF.
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thank you...

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