Seepage of fluid from Automatic gear box

[Dave L]

Hi,

There is automatic fluid seeping from my gearbox.. i have only noticed it a few days ago & while there isnt a puddle under neath the bus after being parked up the fluid level was low when i checked it. Is this a big problem that needs to be looked at asap or will it be ok for a while as long as i keep the auto fluid topped up. The reason i need to know is im planning on taking the bus to Scotland from Ireland on Monday & am quiet worried about this

and advice would be great

[big red bus]

ran my old box for 5 years with a leak. topped fluid up once a month but have since changed box for a leak free one. How bad is the leak? where does it seem to be coming from, front of box by torque converter, rear of box?

[tonytech]

Make sure you are checking the level correctly,
IIRC the level should be checked after a short run with the engine running.

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[81AirCooled]

my autobox was leaking from the pan, not too much so I kept topping it up.
Then driving back home from Italy it totally went and started pouring out from between the box and torque converter. The second hand one I ha it replaced with is dealing from the pan also but somewhat less so I'm leaving it and checking aft levels occasionally. It's so little I haven't had to top it up yet. What I don't know if the leaking will eventually lead to failure later on.

[martin t25]

mines been leaking for 5 years i realy should fix this