WTF, oil leak somewhere, looks to be coming from this area, any ideas?
(level hasn't dropped much)

could be the seal from the gear selection tree leaking a little bit of trans oil.

Mortose wrote:could be the seal from the gear selection tree leaking a little bit of trans oil.

Thanks Moz, any idea's on what i should do to diagnose?

Could one of those shops have done something to cause a leak? I hate to soind like a pessimist, but other problems always arise whenever I take vehicles in.

kingtut wrote:Could one of those shops have done something to cause a leak? I hate to soind like a pessimist, but other problems always arise whenever I take vehicles in.

always a possibility but i kinda doubt it

kingtut wrote:other problems always arise whenever I take vehicles in.

but.... but..... what about....

AuroraAxela wrote:but.... but..... what about....

Hehe, I've had pretty good luck with a certain establishment as of late..but I've had a terrible history, with multiple shops- where I get my whip back and something completely unrelated is having problems.

x2 on gear selector. I wouldn't bother diagnosing it, it's barely a leak. You should see the puddles under my truck. How many miles are on your ride?

Justin wrote:x2 on gear selector. I wouldn't bother diagnosing it, it's barely a leak. You should see the puddles under my truck. How many miles are on your ride?

K thanks
It's got 80K
I'll just keep a close eye on it, i'm assuming if it gets bad the first symptoms that would come up would be related to shifting? (like sticky shifting)

so now, i noticed the radio-lcd flickers a little when i go from neutral to first gear (when i take off) wtf?

then the engine light came on and the code is for 'low coolant' or 'faulty ECT sensor'
yet the coolant level doesn't look that low,

could the leak pictured be coolant and not oil like i thought?
is there a way to tell the difference? (I dipped my finger in the leak and ran water over it, the water beads up and rolls off finger as if it were oil, but does coolant do the same thing?)

frustrated! ready to get rid of this ***** for real now.

geo2maz wrote:
frustrated! ready to get rid of this ***** for real now.

I can definitely understand your frustration. I hope its just bad timing and things that can be taken care of without much headache. You are at the mileage where luvin' ($) is usually needed-- well, at least in my experience.

I've invested some proactive moolah into my KDM over the past year...and its a cherry whip- so its not uncommon swee.

you still have the posting on c/l ? any bites?

tsx_guy wrote:you still have the posting on c/l ? any bites?

I do, but no bites at all (purposely overpriced)

Today I added coolant and reset the CEL and it hasn't come back up, but 'oil' leak is still there... hrmmmm

geo2maz wrote:I do, but no bites at all (purposely overpriced)

Today I added coolant and reset the CEL and it hasn't come back up, but 'oil' leak is still there... hrmmmm

no one came in offering half your asking price if they paid cash right now?

tsx_guy wrote:no one came in offering half your asking price if they paid cash right now?

lol nope, not even any out-of-state or overseas offers from some african prince.