1998 Buick Century Fluid Leak

1998 BUICK CENTURY
185,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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MOMLADY
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After replacing missing fluid, the car drives okay for a day, maybe two. Then the fluid appears to leak out again. Is this possibly just from the pan gasket or am I looking at something more severe?
Oct 10, 2009 at 10:41 AM
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CARLIFE65
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it sound like your seal are gone,or a bad pan gasket if its the front seal of your transmission, but if it the back seal, it can be fix with out taking it out.
Oct 10, 2009 at 4:57 PM
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MOMLADY
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[quote:afedf4a8a4="carlife65"]it sound like your seal are gone,or a bad pan gasket if its the front seal of your transmission, but if it the back seal, it can be fix with out taking it out.[/quote:afedf4a8a4]

Well, as little as I know about cars, I do know this is a front-wheel drive car. But I have no idea about how the transmissions are even mounted on these things, much less how they compare to rear-wheel drive cars. Is it possible for fluid to leak if you have bad CV-Joints?
Oct 10, 2009 at 6:40 PM
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CARLIFE65
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Yes, it is possible for it to leak from cv-joints,if the seals are very bad.
Oct 27, 2009 at 3:13 AM
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