Can you tell me what this is and why its wet with oil?
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Can you tell me what this is and why its wet with oil?
This morning I found some yellowish oil with no distinct smell on the driveway. I took to my oil change guy to take a look underneath. The square looking part shown in this pic was the only thing wet we could find and it is about where the leak would be for where my car was parked. We could find nothing above or trailing to it. I just don't know what this is, thanks.
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Yeah, it doesn't look cheap either.
I'd get that checked out by a shop, and make sure it's not fluid from the transfer case, because you definitely don't want the transfercase to run out of oil.
I'd get that checked out by a shop, and make sure it's not fluid from the transfer case, because you definitely don't want the transfercase to run out of oil.
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Thanks for the input so far. Does anyone know what that part is called (the square bottom thing in the picture). I have searched the service manual and all else and still can't find a name for it. Who knows what the end cost will be but I am always glad when its not transmission fluid.
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Thanks for the input so far. Does anyone know what that part is called (the square bottom thing in the picture). I have searched the service manual and all else and still can't find a name for it. Who knows what the end cost will be but I am always glad when its not transmission fluid.
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Wash it off nice and clean with some solvent and a brush and wipe it dry. Then check it every few days and see where it comes from 1st. I don't think it's coming from the square part, I think it's coming the yoke seal and eventually running down to that part. It would only rake about a teaspoon or teaspoon and a half to wet that like it is. It's not pouring out. Used to be if you looked under your car and DIDN'T see a few leaks like that, there was something wrong. All cars leaked. Now they've learned to do a much better job of designing seals.
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That piece that is leaking is part of the extension housing that goes into the transfer case. That little square thing you see underneath it, that's a damper.
For those of you with the service manuals, the propeller shaft section doesn't really do a good job. There's actually an entire other book devoted to the automatic transmission that includes a section on the transfer case and shows this piece (oddly enough they don't show that damper).
However, this diagram from this group does an excellent job, http://www.lexuspartseast.com/parts-...-09-10081.html (see the very bottom of the diagram)
The round cylindrical object with oil all over it is a dust deflector. Inside of that area is an oil seal. Thus, gear oil from the transfer case may be leaking out. As code58 mentioned, clean it up first.
How many miles do you have on your vehicle?
That oil may not have smell after it sits outside for a bit (though it's usually sulfuric).
For those of you with the service manuals, the propeller shaft section doesn't really do a good job. There's actually an entire other book devoted to the automatic transmission that includes a section on the transfer case and shows this piece (oddly enough they don't show that damper).
However, this diagram from this group does an excellent job, http://www.lexuspartseast.com/parts-...-09-10081.html (see the very bottom of the diagram)
The round cylindrical object with oil all over it is a dust deflector. Inside of that area is an oil seal. Thus, gear oil from the transfer case may be leaking out. As code58 mentioned, clean it up first.
How many miles do you have on your vehicle?
That oil may not have smell after it sits outside for a bit (though it's usually sulfuric).
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That piece that is leaking is part of the extension housing that goes into the transfer case. That little square thing you see underneath it, that's a damper.
For those of you with the service manuals, the propeller shaft section doesn't really do a good job. There's actually an entire other book devoted to the automatic transmission that includes a section on the transfer case and shows this piece (oddly enough they don't show that damper).
However, this diagram from this group does an excellent job, http://www.lexuspartseast.com/parts-...-09-10081.html (see the very bottom of the diagram)
The round cylindrical object with oil all over it is a dust deflector. Inside of that area is an oil seal. Thus, gear oil from the transfer case may be leaking out. As code58 mentioned, clean it up first.
How many miles do you have on your vehicle?
That oil may not have smell after it sits outside for a bit (though it's usually sulfuric).
For those of you with the service manuals, the propeller shaft section doesn't really do a good job. There's actually an entire other book devoted to the automatic transmission that includes a section on the transfer case and shows this piece (oddly enough they don't show that damper).
However, this diagram from this group does an excellent job, http://www.lexuspartseast.com/parts-...-09-10081.html (see the very bottom of the diagram)
The round cylindrical object with oil all over it is a dust deflector. Inside of that area is an oil seal. Thus, gear oil from the transfer case may be leaking out. As code58 mentioned, clean it up first.
How many miles do you have on your vehicle?
That oil may not have smell after it sits outside for a bit (though it's usually sulfuric).
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