I have a 1992 buick roadmaster with the 5.7l vs 4 speed auto transmission, there are absolutely no problems with the car shifting, accelerating, switching from park to drive etcIt has not made any strange noises, nor does it drip that oftenI'm only posting this because I can't stop thinking about it until I can take it in, basically I'm trying to make sure there are no serious issuesAlso, no fluid spray in engine compartment nor can I observe it drip, I only notice it after my car has been running and I go to leave my driveway, it's not a lot of fluid just a few spotsSomeone please give me peace of mind even if it's bad news
an mild degreaser a rag and a hose low pressurefirst spray all over with the degreaser and wipe and spray with hose.
use a rag, and a toothbrush, some papper towels etcyou can try spraying some water and soap here and there to loosen up the dirt and then whipe it off and scrub with the brush in the hard partsdon't steam clean the engine, it always messes up your plug wires.
With some and mileage a few drips is usually nothing to worry aboutAre you sure its transmission fluid? A place I have seen leaks on those is the servo cover on the side of the transmissionIts a steel cover so it can rust If its not transmission fluid the one place on those cars that can start with a few drips then suddenly fail is the engine oil cooler linesNot sure why they felt they needed an engine oil cooler on these but they had emThere is an adapter that mounts to the oil filter boss on the engine blockWith some age you often get leaks thereYou can buy a seal kit for that and that will take care of the leaks for a while The cooler lines are a combination of aluminum tubing and hoseThe aluminum part usually does not leak but the hoses can or the crimped connections between the hose and hard line can leakIf you look close at the hoses and they look a little wet at the crimps they need to get replaced as soon as possibleIf one of those lines lets go you will loose all your engine oil within a minute or so and that could kill your engineYou don't want to mess around with trying to patch them, just replace them with either direct replacements or have a hydraulic shop do a custom repair job on themThe lines are still available from typical sourcesTo do both lines and the adapter is likely going to be around $200 in partsThey will leak again soon Personally I get rid of the whole systemOnly way I would keep it is if I did a lot of towing To get rid of the system you just remove the hoses and the adapter at the oil filter and install the standard nippleThe nipple is available from places like Summit Racing for $25 SES-3-60-08-900THey have a cheaper one for $12 AAF-ALL92000You then use the equivalent of a AC PF25 or PF35 filterAC does not make those anymore but everyone else does.
