[marco2379]

Hello all,

I just bought a 1996 Rodeo (127K miles, A/T, 6cyl, 2wd) and I noticed transmission fluid leaking on the floor of my garage, so I crawled under and wiped away all leaked fluids and ran the vehicle raised on jack stands to duplicate a fresh leak, and the only leak that I could find is coming from the in between the bell housing and the torque converter cover plate. I'm not quite sure why this would be happening, but I did check the fluid level on the recessed bolt (with the engine running) underneath and fluid ran out.

Am I getting this transmission leak because the transmission was overfilled by the previous owner or is there some kind of problem with torque converter?

The truck rides and shifts through all gears smoothly, including acceleration and when braking, I wouldn't have even suspected a transmission problem if it wasn't for the leak.

Any help or pointers are greatly appreciated.