Q: My 1997 BMW 328i is leaking hydraulic fluid from where the bellhousing unit bolts to the transmission?
I recently had my clutch pedal stick to the floor. so I replaced the clutch master cylinder and the slave cylinder.
when I pulled the old slave cylinder I noticed the push rod had broken off inside the transmission.. I pulled it out than I replaced the old slave cylinder to find that my clutch still was not building pressure, I went under the car to see if anything was put back incorrectly just to find that ALOT of hydraulic fluid had leaked from where the bell housing unit bolts to the transmission? I have never seen this happen, and am very confused as to what exactly I need to fix now.
any ideas as to what is going on?
My car has a manual transmission.
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