My 97 Auto is leaking tranny fluid. It is not coming from the axle seal, but looks to be where the block and transmission mate. It is intermittent. you may see a puddle today then not see it for a few weeks. Where do I look. TIA.

 

you can search. google advanced search only in forums.maxima.org

 

stfu edge, i hate all you ***s that bust on ppl for this...dont post replys if you dont have something positive to say

shannon and Ian....Usualy this problem is assosiated with bad differential side bearing(need tranny rebuild), possibly somthing else you need to post pics. To check if your bearing has gone, get under the car and try to move the axle (by where it connects to the tranny) up and down. If there is significant play and fluid spills out, you're one of the many owners with this defect....congratulations, you need a tranny rebuild

 

that problem was on 5spds only, but it doesnt mean it cant happen to auto's. the leak may look like its coming from where the tranny meets the engine but it is more then likely leaking from the drivers side driveshaft where it goes into the engine. Your bearing could be bad(Not properly shimmed from factory) and causes excessive preload on the bearing which causes it to go bad and in turn stretches the differential oil seal which is more then likely the leak you are seeing. I know this because this is what mine is doing and the only way to fix it is to replace the bearing which involves tearing apart the whole tranny to replace a 40$ bearing.

 

That makes sense, I did not look at the passengers side axle seal.....BRB!

BTW, I do not see the google advance search button?

 

nevermind.

 

It was transmission fluid.

 

Thanks, I'd forgotten about that trick. Why doesn't the search on this forum work? I emailed the webmaster and never got a reply. The easiest way to do this is type the following in the google search:

site:forums.maxima.org <search term>

replace <search term> with something like brake or spark plug or whatever you want to know about.

 

Plus, if you require google to also match the string

"Maxima.org Forums > Maxima Discussions > 4th Generation (1995-1999)"

you'll restrict your results to the 4th gen forum. Works very nicely in the classified section, which isn't searchable for anyone.

Dave

 

You need to donate in order to use the site's search feature.

 

Which is something I will have to do becasue I took over my wifes Max fulltime while her job gave her a company car. My NX will be a show beast now.....