Minor leak at the bell housing

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I recently discovered minor leak at the bell housing where the black rectangular piece of the rubber that covered the hole dripping down to the black sway bar. The leak isn't that bad roughly between 1 to 2 drops within 24 hrs if it driven then parked. The color of the fluid is kind of blue green and it is oily. I crawled underneath and looked up but couldn't locate the source. I smell a little oil burned from the engine. My car is at 88,000 miles and only water pump is replaced at around 76,000 miles per egine component. Could this be the combination of Valley Pan Gasket and Valve Cover Gaskets? Should I add dye to my engine oil to help the trace? I will need to do an oil change in 2,000 miles. Car still drive like new. It only driven in the weekend to transport my new-born around as I feel it is much safer to be in then my Toyota Avalon or Camry.

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Attached is an image of where the leak that I found. The hole that I circled in green. Could this be the seal that about to go bad?

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Originally Posted by bugbyte

Attached is an image of where the leak that I found. The hole that I circled in green. Could this be the seal that about to go bad?

Hey I got leak from same place, and it's minor as yours. I've read somewhere that such heavy duty engines usually leak some oil drops, so I'm living with it.

[xXJDMcivicEK9Xx]

mine is in the shop right now for the same leak. they told me after tracing it that its either the pump seal or transfer case seal...

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Infamous Valley Pan leaking coolant...drips down and out the bell housing.

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How can coolant entered the inside? Is there an opening on top? I'll try to run the truck on the ramp and find out.

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Originally Posted by xXJDMcivicEK9Xx

mine is in the shop right now for the same leak. they told me after tracing it that its either the pump seal or transfer case seal...

Hey xXJDMcivicEK9Xx,

Let us know what was wrong. BTW do you remember what is the fluid look like?

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Coolant (blue/green BMW Antifreeze) leaks out of the Valley Pan gasket and pools at the back of the engine block behind the Intake Manifold where there is a weephole. It then leaks down the back of the engine block inside of the Bell Housing and comes thru the bottom hole (green circle)

Search this site for VALLEY PAN LEAK, this is a well documented problem on this site with the 4.4i BMW motors.

[xXJDMcivicEK9Xx]

Originally Posted by bugbyte

Hey xXJDMcivicEK9Xx,

Let us know what was wrong. BTW do you remember what is the fluid look like?

will do, its still in the shop... i dropped it off last friday and called about it yesterday, they said they hadnt got to it yet and that they would be starting it today. so i guess i wont have it back until sometime next week.

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Hey xXJDMcivicEK9Xx,

Did you get your SAV back? What was wrong with it? Valve cover gasket and valley pan gasket?