Alexia56

The Toyota dealer told me there was a seal leak somewhere controlling the fluid to the AWD transmission. There are no puddles or drips on the garage floor. I had an 89 Volvo a long time ago and there was a leak because of a bad seal. The Volvo dealer mechanic laughed and said, Volvo's always leak something and don't worry about it. I didn't and it was fine.

So, is it necessary to have it repaired? Would a sealer product work without potentially damaging the vehicle? Should I just watch fluid levels and do nothing until its critical?

Thank you for your help!

BlackLexRX

Fluid may be dripping onto plastic cover pans under the car, or worse onto exhaust and therefore no visible drips. Ask dealer if it's transfer case leak. If so, transfer cases are known to sometimes leak some out of a vent on its body. Confirm with dealer if it's transfer case, then google it and see how others have dealt with it. If it's transfer case you'll need to get it repaired depending on how much fluid is lost as there is only 1.4 quarts iirc in there of which you do need.

mandyfig

Please do not use sealers. For now, check the floor and see if you can notice some leak, pinkish in color. There might be a slow leak that the Toyota tech saw but if you are not seeing anything on the floor, it might not be a concern still.

Just monitor and inspect for now. Weekly.