It might be worthy of your consideration.Owing to factors beyond the control of How to Automotive/Brian Eslick, it cannot guarantee against unauthorized modification of this information, or improper use of this information. It is not an overnight solution, and requires time and operating under normal temps to do its good work. Rather, it returns compounds normally resident in automotive elastomers that may leach out or degrade over time and numerous heating/cooling cycles. It is not a seal sweller/softener that bloats the seals and turns them into less durable presentations of their former healthy selves. What does this have to do with your tranny input shaft seal? ATP claims their AT-205 seal conditioner is compatible with all ATF formulations. I do drop in a fresh bottle of ATP AT-205 with each annual oil change. Get the occasional light seepage and coating of the oil pan with a film of oil, but no leaks or drips on the driveway. It took many hours of operation, but neither is leaking at the respective RMS any longer. In desperation, I put ATP AT-205 in both vans' crankcases with that fresh load of Mobil 1. Had used Mobil 1 for years before we tried Pennzoil Ultra (only once!), so I went back to using Mobil 1, but the leaks subsided maybe only just a little.or maybe it was my hopeful imagination. Was reduced to leaving cardboard under my Odysseys, and throwing away oil-soaked cardboard and putting down new stuff frequently. I mean, each was losing a shot glass of oil and leaving a big spot on the runway each day. I had a considerable RMS leak (rear main seal, as in crankshaft, engine oil) on both of our Odys after one oil-change interval using Pennzoil Ultra 5W20 on both vans. I just don't want to pay $3600 for an unnecessary rebuild, but I also don't want to pay $1500 to patch something, only to later have to rebuild it all anyway. I'm having a difficult time deciding who to trust and which route to take? Am I correct to say that replacing either seal may not be solving the real problem? A seal leak may just mean that there is an internal problem? I assume this can only be diagnosed by cracking open the transmission? I figured at that point it may make more sense to rebuild it. They wanted about $1500 to replace the rear seal plate. The dealer mechanic looked it over and said that it was not the front seal, but the rear main seal plate that needed replacing. I went by a local dealership to get some transmission fluid and figured, what the heck, I'll get a third opinion. They said they could fix it for $1800, but that I may just want to do a full rebuild for $3600. The tranny shop said they rarely see this sort of leak. I wanted a second opinion so I took it into a transmission only shop who agreed that it was also leaking from this front seal. He wanted $1300 to replace the front seal. I took into a general mechanic who advised that the leak was coming from the front seal where it connects to the torque converter. It's definitely transmission fluid and not oil. Shortly after driving halfway across the US last December (car was weighted with kids, gear and bikes on the back, but not pulling anything), I noticed a very slow transmission fluid drip. The transmission fluid was changed in late 2015. I've never used the vehicle to tow anything heavy. I've had no transmission or shifting problems to date. I have a 2011 Odyssey with approximately 95k miles.
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