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JOEINNY
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I have a 1996 Dodge Caravan 3.3L v6 with 150,000 miles. It runs beautifully except the transmission has recently sprung a huge leak. The transmission runs perfectly until the fluid drains out. I tried using "Lucas Oil Stop Slip" hoping it was a leak of a seal however the leak hasn't ceased whatsoever. I jacked the front end up and ran the car through the gears from 10 MPH to 60MPH. I noticed that the leak was most severe during gear-up and gear-down. I have contacted local mechanics who say its probably a "bushing" or a "pump". I further studied the undercarriage to find the source of the leak and I noticed the leak comes from an open area of the transsmission where i see some type of rotating part (see picture) [img:f68921f743]http://www.2carpros.com/forum/automotive_pictures/98520_joey_005_1.jpg[/img:f68921f743]
Sep 7, 2007 at 6:48 AM
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MERLIN2021
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You are zoomed in a bit too close! is this the left side of the tranny? Can you do another pic zoomed out a bit more...
May 21, 2021 at 7:58 AM
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JOEINNY
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Here's another picture. Sorry about the proximity of the photos, I can only jack the car up so high.


https://images.2carpros.com/forum/automotive_pictures/98520_joey_002_2.jpg

May 21, 2021 at 7:58 AM
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MERLIN2021
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I would look for a cracked switch or the like on top, might be running down there, I had a bad leak on the top, it was the control box and was about 250.00 to replace it...If it's the case you can see inside the differential area, you may have a cracked case...
May 21, 2021 at 7:58 AM
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