WTF

i jst came, washin ma car from bottom . .
when the guy lifted the car up, i've noticed some oil spreaded all over on the differential and some on the exhaust's pipe .

is it possible that ma Diff leaks ?!! how come ? how serious is that ? what is the worst thing that may happen ? what should i do now ?!



sorry . . the guy washed the car b4 i take pics of the same

 

Have dealer look at it, and have it towed over there asap, don't want to damage it some more. Or if you have a 19' torque socket and rench you can check if the drain and filler bolt are tightly screwed in..

 

take a pic if you can

 

Yes pics please

 

have a look

 

I would def. check the fluid in rear end, before to much more driving....

 

perhaps you ran over a bag....

if it's oil get a can of brake parts cleaner, it'll come right off... if it stays chances are it's a bag..


If it comes out remove the top bolt and fill the diff with oil if the oil drips immediately (its not the diff) if it takes a lot to fill it you have a problem.

Could also be a axle boot came loose and with the centrifugal force it caused the oil to spray out (highly unlikely)

 

Could also be the seal on the axle to the diff is cracked thus leaking out.

 

thx altiman ..
in fact , i took the car right to the dealer and the good news is it's not the differential , it's a thing called " mounting " . . i'm not sure what's that exactly , the guy didn't explain well, n i didn't get much of it, lol . .

What is the " Mounting " , guys ?!

 

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Sounds like you should at least take it in for a check up if you dont want to perform some quick tests..

 

It looks like your rear diff bushings went out. It leaks the fluid when it goes bad or gets torn. That is most likely your problem.

David

 

^^ but the dealer did not point out to this part ! all he said it's a " mounting " thing !

 

Perhaps saying that when they were mounting the axles they didnt mount them properly? Or ??? never heard the term..

 

Diff bushings leak?

and Glover997, the diffs mount to the subframe using bushings (kinda like the suspension arms) to reduce vibration and noise. If the bushings actually hold fluid and not just grease then that's a possibility. I don't know.

 

^^ yes yes . . the guy mentioned something like that !
Now . . how serious is that ? i told the guy i'll bring the car later on for fixing . . he said ok .