Is that stain under my car a serious fluid leak?
It is difficult to know if you should be concerned about a mark on your car when it doesn't look like a fresh stain. Drivers fear that actually getting it fixed will require massive repairs, like having to pull the transmission to replace seals and gaskets.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1keeping an eye on the leak while saving money and getting a repair quoteDid this help you?
- 2Replacing the transmission pan gasketDid this help you?
- 3Checking fluid levels with a dipstickDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I just noticed this on my 2018 Rav4. It doesn't look like a fresh stain. Should I be concerned?”source ↗
“I have a dipstick for the transmission, how would I get it fixed, sounds like I'd have to pull the transmission and replace the seals/gaskets”source ↗