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    Engine oil on transmission housing - where from?
            
        
                29 Jan 2018 18:48                #188950
        by asypeer
    
    
            
            
            
            
            
                                
    
                                                
    
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        Jimny 2006, automatic transmission, I added some uv glowing additive to the oil to figure out if I have any leak and after 500 km I can spot some glowing oil on the upper of the transmission bell housing.
Any idea where could this oil come from? The valve cover gasket seems dry, although it’s hard to see the rear of it.
Some images I’ve just took:
Cheers,
Assaf
    Any idea where could this oil come from? The valve cover gasket seems dry, although it’s hard to see the rear of it.
Some images I’ve just took:
Cheers,
Assaf
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                29 Jan 2018 18:57                #188951
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        Replied by Lambert on topic Engine oil on transmission housing - where from?            
    
        Err I'm not sure what you are looking at but the glowing thing in the middle of the pink circle is a cable tie not an oil leak? Or am I missing something here?    
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                29 Jan 2018 19:16                #188953
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        Replied by mickt on topic Engine oil on transmission housing - where from?            
    
        Could be from the rear crankshaft oil seal maybe?    
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                29 Jan 2018 20:31                #188960
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                29 Jan 2018 23:10                #188966
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        Replied by CharlesS on topic Re:Engine oil on transmission housing - where from?            
    
        Are you sure it's oil.
Greenish generally indicates a coolant leak.
Wipe a little up with your finger and if it smells sweet; then it's engine coolant.
    Greenish generally indicates a coolant leak.
Wipe a little up with your finger and if it smells sweet; then it's engine coolant.
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                30 Jan 2018 05:06                #188970
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        Replied by Lambert on topic Re:Engine oil on transmission housing - where from?            
    
        If you have dyed the oil for uv then any trace would be very obvious like the cable tie. That makes me think it's possibly not oil but some other contaminants or overspill or something.    
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