Gmoe Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Took a peek under my car today, don't know why, I just do that once in a while to check "things" out and I noticed that it looked wet/gooey on what I think is my trans. pan. I climbed under with my camera and took a pic. The goo is....gooey, I could scrape it off, but it's not wet to the touch. No leaks/drips under the car whatsoever. I always look for that...paranoid. Maybe this is from a previous problem, before I had the car? 05 LGT 5EAT Thoughts...? http://lh3.ggpht.com/gmoreschi/SJDhK0urejI/AAAAAAAABes/aFmKhQ7qTzM/s800/DSC04030.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmoe Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 Nobody, nada, nothing? C'mon, help save me a trip to the dealer... I lifted the car and got a better look. Scraped some more of the goop. It's not really oily, more thick/sticky. I could mold a chunk of it into a little ball and my fingers didn't get very dirty. No smell at all. There's no sign of anything forward of the goop, nothing to see under the hood or anywhere else. I wish it were in a place easier to get to. I would clean it off and watch for it to come back. :\ My LGT friends will wonder why I'm inspecting under their cars tomorrow in the lot at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_KT Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Normal. That "goop" is cosmoline or some other type of anti-corrosion coating. The underside of my LGT as well as my brother in-law's looks just like that. In fact, all the other LGTs I've seen exhibit the same traces of "goop". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmoe Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 Grimace saves the day!!.. LOL Thanks. I feel better. I guess the real problem is... Why the hell didn't they spread it evenly across the whole pan!?!? Maybe it just wore off towards the rear. What a weird/messy way to protect against corrosion. Though I guess it's unreasonable for me to want the underside to be as clean as the top side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilh Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 That goop looks pretty wet. Is there oil leaking forward of the transmission? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmoe Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 ^Nope, no sign of a leak anywhere. The stuff is shiny, but not wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccorry Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 I agree... nothing to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 No need to worry - it's only a bit of sweating from the gasket or drain plug. Tighten the screws a little and you should be fine. As long as it's dry or almost dry this is no problem. If you have a big leak the dirt won't stick. See it as corrosion protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmoe Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 I looked under 2 other LGTs today...same exact thing on both of those. It is for sure..."just the way the car is" in this regard. Thanks for the feedback everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 cosmoline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouAreABus Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Cool, I saw some similar looking goop on the underside of the car where the bulkhead comes down and meets the floor close to the downpipe, I was kind of worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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