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when the engine is cold it doesn't squeal but as it warms up the noise gets louder.

our mechanic said it may be that my transmission has dirt in it but he also mentioned through out bearings...

any ideas on what it is?

manual or auto?

manual

we also found some red oily stuff under the car.
i know thats bad, just wondering what i should do about it.

my dad doesn't trust transmission mechanics not exactly sure why.

anything i could do??

JO

Red oily stuff is tranny fluid... get thee to a mechanic quickly. Is it actually shifting okay? Could be a bad seal, but if your fluid is low (which it sounds like it is, but I'm NOT a mechanic) it could be death to your transmission.

1st and 2nd are hard sometimes but the rest are fine

I'd get it in to have it looked at. Could just need a flush/fill and replace the plug seals, but you don't really know till you get into it.

Squealing is generally a belt being too loose or worn. Is the squealing effected by turning the steering wheel? My first guess is power steering belt, as it is towards the bottom of the motor.

It's hard for me to buy the transmission is squealing, there's nothing in there that would really create that noise, but it could be that a squeal to you is something different sounding.

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Jan 25, 2008 - 12:32 PM

its not coming out fast.
my anti-freeze is red too.

the stuff isn't Really oily, it could also be power steering fluid and theres plenty of that still so...

we shecked the gear oil the other day and its brown and tiny bubbly and theres plenty of that too

the thing that confused us was when our mechanic guy moved the clutch boot thingy the sound got louder...?

probly power steering tho

Clutch boot thingy?

sorry... im still really new to this and not sure what im talking about.
i think its where the clutch fits into the gears...? or maybe its the driveaxle.

im here to learn so help me out if you will

But it's leaking tranny fluid, would that leak?

how do you know for sure thats the only thing it is.
i use automatic tranny fluid as power steering fluid

I don't know for sure because I'm in Oregon, not in Huntsville. But you said your squealing is around your tranny, and that there's red oily residue in your driveway. Deductive reasoning would suggest that your transmission is leaking and not getting the proper lubrication.

Check your power steering reservoir and see if it's low then. If it's not, then there ya go. If it is, then perhaps your power steering pump is going out, and the squealing is the ps belt, although it would mostly squeal when it's cold.

that's not good. change the fluid


if it's on the front of the trans your probably talking about the clutch slave cylinder.