Hey guys!

New here & new to cars in general 😄
I have coolant leaking from around here on my 1999 d2. It makes a noise where it sounds like its squirting out under pressure, this noise happens intermittently when driving. By the photo it looks like that’s what’s happening here as the spray has cleaned off some of the bell housing. You can see drops of coolant on the plugs and rails there.

Does anyone know what the plug where the rail enters into the transmission on the right? (Second Photo) Or has anyone had a similar issue to this, in this area?



Steam cleaned half of bell housing

What is the rail called that enters into the bell housing on the right? I believe its leaking from there

Thank you, Tom

 

Looks more like a trans fluid leak to me. Those lines carry the fluid up to the cooler in front of the rad. Those plugs lead into the pump area. You could try to snug up that plug and see if it helps. I don't know if there is a crush washer behind that one or not, others here will know.

 

There are no coolant lines in that vicinity. If you're still running Dexcool (which would be the only reason you would have coolant that colour) then it's leaking somewhere up high on the engine and dripping down. As Red5 said, those lines are carrying transmission fluid.

 

What is happening to the level of the coolant in the coolant reservoir? If the level is not going down you do not have a coolant leak.

 

I am going with Tranny fluid too that is way to red for Dexacool