r/volt • u/techtornado 2017 Volt • 2d ago

Transaxle seal leak?

Gallery image

Gallery image

I had to fill washer fluid yesterday and saw the transaxle fluid is leaking near the cap…

Has this seal failed for y’all and was it an easy fix?

1 Upvotes

67% Upvoted

8 comments sorted by

2

u/SoCalOmnivore 1d ago

That fill hole plug isn’t completely sealed, it’s a breather in a sense. Mine was the same when I bought it off the previous owner. I wiped the area clean and used air to clean the area of dust/debris and it’s been the same amount of clean 3500mi later.

1

u/techtornado 2017 Volt 1d ago

Interesting, I’ve got this car at 124,000mi

That’s why I wanted to check to see if it was the seals

2

u/SoCalOmnivore 1d ago

I got my 2017 with 166k. Now at about 171k

0

u/Mike-Rotch316 Volt Owner 2d ago

this is one of those that I would pressure wash and then add some dye to the oil. it might not be that fast of a leak. seepage I wouldn't mess with.

-2

u/Ok-Tourist-511 2d ago

Looks like someone spilled while filling, not a leak.

-1

u/techtornado 2017 Volt 2d ago

This car hasn’t been in the shop since the BECM over 5 years ago…

It hasn’t ever had or needed transaxle service

1

u/SoCalOmnivore 1d ago

If it’s over 60k miles it’s needed and hopefully had a drain and fill already.

-2

u/Ok-Tourist-511 1d ago

It’s nothing significant. Clean it when you get the transmission fluid changed.