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Originally Posted by Renol
So, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the 5 speed auto trans on that car is a "sealed" unit in the sense that it does not have a dipstick or an easy way to refill the trans from simply lifting the hood? She seems to think the transfer case is what is leaking, "its all wet on the belly of the transfer case" she said but IIRC that case uses like 90W gear lube? Or does it also take a type of trans fluid?
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The transmission is sealed with no dipstick, that is correct. To fill theres a process to get it up to temp and add more through a fill plug in the side of the transmission.
Based on the picture, that looks like the transmission bell housing in the center, with the engine oil pan on the right side and trans pan on the left. The passenger motor mount and exhaust manifold can be seen in the top right. The transfer case will be further back. If its a transfer case leak, it will most likely come from the output seal to the rear diff or from the 4wd actuator.
As far as fluid color, purple isn't a normal fluid color. Could be older transmission fluid, which starts out red and will get darker if the transmission gets too hot. Also could be gear oil from the tcase with the oil rainbow shimmer making it appear purple. The good thing is that its really easy to identify gear oil with a sniff test. Gear oil smells like rotten eggs because of all the sulfur, whereas transmission fluid is kind of sweet.
For towing, some insurance providers have towing included or its like a few bucks a month extra. See if you can add towing coverage for a month and get it over to a shop to check it out. Even if you have to add it for the whole year, it will probably be cheaper than a tow and can come in handy later.