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Weird Transmission Fluid smell inside car?

Old 12-18-2014, 07:23 PM
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Weird Transmission Fluid smell inside car?

Hey guys,

Weird issue: Had my clutch and flywheel replaced (ACT and BHR) a few months back. intermittently I will smell transmission fluid (i think..?) inside the car. It is not persistent, but just randomly while driving it might come up. I opened up the center console, and doesn't seem to be any leakage, I don't think it would even be able to leak from the shifter? Any idea what's going on?
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Check that the seal is on properly and is intact at the shifter

Did they spill any tranny fluid on anything...it is smelly stuff and sticks around for a long time
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I had that too once.... was a bad reverse switch at the transmission ... every time i was putting reverse in i smelled tranny fluid (was dripping on exhaust i think).

So check your neutral and reverse switch for leakage ... if they leak replace.


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