My transmission is leaking A LOT of fluid from the bellhousing. It is where the tranny and engine meet. It is not an axle seal, sensor, or shifter input. I just don't see how this much fluid could be coming out. The fluid level is not as high as the trans input shaft, so it doesn't make sense as to why so much is coming out.

If it sits, it won't leak, if it I drive it and then park it, it oozes out of the notch in the bottom of the bellhousing.

Anyone have any ideas, besides just a cracked tranny somewhere. I didn't see any cracks on the outside or the inside when I had it off recently.

I did search, all 117 threads, and there wasn't much to go with.


That being said, anyone have a manny tranny I could buy? Close to KY or with decent shipping/price?!? PLEASE. Its starting to snow here and i can't keep riding my motorcycle!

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Ride the scooter! I will be able to help you more now that school is winding down.

^25mph is slow enough it would take me forever to get to school, but fast enough to freeze my balls off.

Thanks Jay

which part exactly on the bell housing, instead of just bottom of it. if it is near the passenger side axle seal, then it might be a crack, which is normally where the tranny's crack at.

I don't think that it is cracked. It could happed but I don't think it would be likely on a stock NX. Maybe the input shaft got messed up when you put the trans back on? I don't know. Just throwing out ideas. The only way to for sure know is to take it out. HURRY UP FINALS!!!!

when mine cracked, it just looked like it was coming from the passenger side axle seal. all i saw was a line of tranny fluid dripping down very slowly. once i wiped it, i then saw the tiny line fracture. enough to slowly drip, which got annoying.

sounds lilke you need to get underneath again and look around before you go out and get another trans

look at my post.... this is what happened to mine after a leak similar to yours started.

blown trans (http://www.sr20forum.com/general-sr20/218386-blown-trans.html)

My friends car did this. We though it was the rear mail seal. Ended up being his trans but we replaced the seal since we were in there anyway. Do its look like gear oil or motor oil leaking?

I was going to suggest rear crank seal. Wow strobe14, that's impressive! :eek:
My work van has the rear crank seal problem really bad. Leave the engine running for half an hour and i get a small pool of oil below the engine at the engine->trans join. I can even see it dripping from there and it is engine oil. There's no way i'm sorting that out until the clutch goes though, i don't take g'boxes off for fun :tongue:

when mine cracked, it just looked like it was coming from the passenger side axle seal. all i saw was a line of tranny fluid dripping down very slowly. once i wiped it, i then saw the tiny line fracture. enough to slowly drip, which got annoying.

I noticed these same symptoms when I was changing my oil last week. I cleaned all the lube off and parked it until I have a chance to look at it closer. I hope to be able to pin point the cause next time I'm under it since I cleaned it and will be able to see the source better.