Transmission leaking or rear main seal

I was driving my truck a little hard because I was running late and when I parked I noticed smoke and saw this!

 

Seems red in color. Is it? If so...transmission fluid from somewhere

 

You think it’s safe to drive?

 

It's impossible to know how much has leaked out. 1st thing I would do is determine what color it is. If it's black, check your oil level. If it's red, that involves a bit more to check.

You need to figure out where it's coming from. Personally I think it's probably ok to drive it a short distance. But figuring out what and where it's coming from is very important.

Don't drag your feet on this

 

Looks like transmission... and probably critical for any distance.
Jeff

 

Here’s the verdict! Dealership over filled my transmission by 3 quarts and it puked all that ATF out of the transmission breather tube. Also my rear main seal is slightly leaking.

 

Wow. You’d think there would have been a more than a trickle from the over flow plug of the Trans. when doing the final fluid level check?

I can’t say what the Tech did, or did not, do.
But it sounds like the fluid was drained then filled and called good to go? (with too much fluid)

Good thing it wasn’t anything major.

Thanks for the update.

 

And this is why I do all my own work.... jezus, 3 quarts over thats insane.

 

Yeah, looks like red transmission fluid. Might be as simple as some bolts not torqued all the way....worth going around and checking all bolts.

 

You are assuming the tech did a final fluid check ... which they clearly did not.

 

Did those bone head move myself with the oil on the mr2. Over filled and it blew out the rear main seal and all over the exhaust.

 

I usually try to do everything myself but for the trans I read about close trans, putting it in temperature check mode etc etc so I said “don’t wanna mess this up! let’s head to the dealer”..... never again.

 

did they suck and fill or do it the right way, if the right way then no way to overfill. Buttholes all of 'em. On the plus side, truck wont rust so quick.