Q: i have oil leaking from the upper drivers side of my transmission bell housing cannot figure out where it is comming from

asked by on October 26, 2016

leak is comming from drivers side upper bell housing of transmission i do not see any leaks from head gasket, valve covers or intake.

also no leaks from rear main or front main cannot figure this one out.

truck has alot of miles but runs and drives great.

can some one tell me why the truck leaks oil in this area?

and i thank you for any reasonable response.

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