JM wrote:
> I checked the oil in my 01 Accord 4 cyl (5 speed) today and it's down about
> 1/2 quart. It's about 1/2 way between the add and full marks. I have known
> something was leaking slowly underneath the car for a while because it's
> been wet along the bottom of what I thought was the bellhousing.
>
> I crawled underneath today and it looks like the leak is around the oil pan
> gasket. From what I could see, being about 1/2" away from everything, there
> is some kind of brace bolted to the transmission and engine that covers the
> right side of the oil pan. That's where the oil seems to be gathering,
> being the lowest point of the underside of the car more or less.
>
> Is that part I'm seeing just a brace, and does it need to come off to remove
> the oil pan? Or am I looking at a potential leak from the transmission?
>
> I'm still trying to find even just a Haynes manual for the car so I can
> find this stuff out for myself.
>
>

automatic transmission fluid is stained red so you can tell leaks apart
from engine oil leaks. that's a 2-second diagnosis and an oily finger.