I was reading through old posts and found something LongDuck posted a while ago.

" if you have a lot of oil leaking from the transmission bell housing (front edge or starter mount), you may have the dreaded 'tension bolt leak' which is caused by the O-ring at the head of each of 18-20 tension bolts that sandwich the engine sections. These leak into the space occupied by the clutch and transmission front cover, resulting in a slipping clutch and oil leak from what appears to be the transmission."

Could someone explain this a little more. I fear I may have this problem......this or front cover seal leak on my trans.

Thanks

 

there isnt much more to explain. i suppose it would be like a leaky rear main seal type of deal. if you have the beehive type oil cooler, the rubber o-rings may have dried up and oil may be leaking down onto your engine and transmission making you think the leak is caused elsewhere.

 

That's funny because tension bolts seal the WATER JACKET. Yeah, I'd say rear eccentric seal if the oil is like the stuff in the pan, or tranny shaft seal/front cover gasket if the oil is thick and smelly. It could also be oil filter related like from a beehive, or just sloppy oil filter handling during an oil change.