Transmission Leak?

[TJR178]

Hi All,

I'm still new to the under-lyings of my car since I haven't had to deal with them much.

Yesterday I noticed a quarter-sized puddle of red liquid on the garage floor. Of course I begin thinking transmission leak. I had to get to work so I just wiped up the mess. This morning, same leak in the same spot. I looked under the car and there was evidence of a few drips coming from the plastic protection plate, just to the right (passenger-side) of center.

Any idea where this fluid could be coming from? Anyone had the same experience?

Any help is appreciated!

[kampfer]

sounds to me like coolant... I could be wrong but was leaking coolant once and our coolant is red(ish) in color or orange I think our transmission oil is gray(ish)

[biketsai]

from my recent occurrences, I have learned that our tranny oil is like clear

[kampfer]

there you go, it's coolant then check you lines and top her off and good to go.

[tdn]

Not all tranny fluids are the same.

Is the leaking fluid more like oil or water in texture?

Is it a manual transmission or automatic?

Check your coolant level.

[TJR178]

Thanks guys,

I totally forgot that it could be coolant. I'm just used to the green stuff that goes in my bike.

I have a manual and the liquid seems to be closer to the consistency of water than an oil now that I think about it.

I'll check my coolant level and the hoses to see what the deal is. Hopefully it's something miniscule.