OK, I replaced the tranny fluid/filter and gasket yesterday. Woke up this morning and it's leaking.



I'm going to back it out of the garage, clean up the mess and see if anything is loose which I doubt.

I really don't think I over tightened the bolts because I was careful so as not to pinch the gasket...LOOKS like the fluid is dripping off of all the bolts so I wonder if I need to tighten it just a little more?

 

Wonder if I overfilled it and that is what I'm seeing on the ground? I drove it around for like 20 minutes before parking it and checked the fluid level a few times, looked a little low so I added one more quart, 7 total.

 

Tighten the bolts until you see the gasket start to squeeze out just a little, any more and you run the risk of splitting the gasket, any less you will get a leak. Did you flatten the dimples at the bolt holes in the pan before installing it?

 

OK, well just got done cleaning up the mess and they were all the bolts easily turned another half turn...drove it around, put a pan with a white cloth under it so I can see where the drips are coming from if it leaks again. I'm pretty sure they were just not tight enough, letting it set for a while and let all the fluid drain back into the pan see what happens when it fills up.