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I went to the garage to get the oil changed in the car and I was told my manual transmission is leaking. There is a gasket in the transmission and the mechanic was peeling it off from the outside. He had to put some oil in the transmission. The car seems to drive ok, not perfect but ok.
I was wondering if I need to replace the whole transmission or something else (less expensive) can be done. He told me I can wait until the winter is over to work on it since putting a new transmission now would be useless because the snow, salt and calcium would damage it. (the bottom of it)
It is a Camry 1992 SE V6 5 speed with 170,000 miles.
Well, I think you need to open up the transmission and it must be expensive. I wonder if it is better to replace the whole thing or just to fix what needs to be done.
I took the car to the garage yesterday and they said that the cardan seals were leaking. They will replace them, I also need new boot kits. That is why my 5 speed transmission was low on fluid. Do you think it is possible? I went to MR Lube for an oil change last month and they said it was the rear main seal, but the other mechanic I deal with said it didnt seem like it.
Do they mean the seals on the transaxle half-axle shafts? These are easy to change if the half-axles have to be removed to replace the CV boots.
For the automatic, the transaxle fluid is separate from the transmission, not sure if this is the case for a manual. Someone here should know.
The transmission pan is easy to remove and replace the gasket if that is where it is leaking.
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The engine oil and oil pan are different than the transmission and transmission pan. The engine pan is on the passenger side, the transmission pan on the driver side.
Someone said put some clean paper towels laid out under the car overnight so you can see where it's leaking from. The color of the stain, black or red will tell you if its oil or tranny fluid.
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85 LE 2SE 500K km - died trying to push a semi off the road
95 LE 5SFE 530K km, 530K km changed engine, 549K km second engine died, now 554K Km running with a 98 5SFE block and head
01 XLE V6 310K km
its a manual trans, why are we talking about a pan on the trans? I have a 88 celica and an 90 camry with 5 speeds and those manuals like most i have seen have a fill and drain plug. Now they both have a differential cover plate and a cover pan on the end, but most likely his leak is where the drive axles go in
Why would the stains be red????? I have a manual transmission on my car.... (gear oil, no transmission fluid)
I think fredk is right, its probably where the axles go in, I hope so because I want to stop the leak. Usually, when I drive the car, there is a burnt oil smell. I wonder if it's because of the leak?
When I am driving on the interstate I dont smell anything, it is usually during city driving.
LOL, see us guys with automatics know no better about manuals. I'm glad I admitted that before I posted.
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85 LE 2SE 500K km - died trying to push a semi off the road
95 LE 5SFE 530K km, 530K km changed engine, 549K km second engine died, now 554K Km running with a 98 5SFE block and head
01 XLE V6 310K km
My 86 Camry 5 speed manual transmission used Dextron II (later III) as it's fluid. Your 92 may still use Dextron. That is what GM and Toyota use in their automatics also. Dextron is red in color.[B] That may be where the confusion lies. Check your owners manual for the correct fluid recommendation for your 5 speed manual. If it uses Dextron and if it's the transmission pan gasket that is leaking, it is a relatively inexpensive fix to just replace the gasket.
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