I have a 03 C2 manual with 52,000 miles I recently took my car from 6 months in storage. It never leaked any fluids before. It lost approximately 4 fl ounces. It appears to be a leak from the area where transmission meets engine. IMS and RMS were done about 2500 miles ago. Dealer recommended I drive it 100 miles or so and see if the leak goes away. It hasn't left any oil on the floor since. I have driven it 4 - 5 times since letting it get fully warmed up. Should I take it in for dealer to look at? Service manager is telling me it is not uncommon for the RMS to leak when sitting for a long time. It looked like alot of oil on the plastic tarp I had it parked on. Previous owner told me it never noticed any leaks when he took it out of storage. Thanks Tom
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Service manager is right. Seals shrink a bit in storage. They swell again when you begin driving it. I would just monitor it...and drive it often.
Yep, have had mine for 19 years and every time I have taken it out of winter storage, there is a puddle. As was previously mentioned, just exercise the car a bit, and the dripping should eventually slow down. I think you mentioned that you had the RMS and IMS recently replaced, which is a big part of the battle. Make sure you have replaced the aos, water pump, fuel injectors, spark plugs and ignition coils recently as well. All can create a problem or two. Then drive the he'll out of it and enjoy.
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