I've owned my westy for about a month now, and recently noticed a leak coming from the bottom of the transmission (automatic). It looks like it's coming through the gasket on the bottom pan. So, I checked the dipstick (while the engine was cold), and the level was over the MAX mark, up to the twist in the dipstick. I then referred to Bentley. He said, if the ATF level is too high, check the oil level in the final drive. How do I check the oil level? I'm hoping that the PO was just ignorant, and over-filled the transmission with ATF. If so, how do I drain the excess fluid? Any one else ever have this problem? If it is the seals between the transmission and final drive, how much am I looking at to get it fixed? Supposedly, the transmission was rebuilt not too long ago. BTW, does the final drive use ATF or gear oil? Thanks in advance, Cory '89 Westy |
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