Hi! My car, a '03 Ford Taurus station wagon leaked a good amount of transmission fluid onto the rough cement garage floor and the gravel driveway. First question is ‘Why?’ because the transmission mechanic found no problems with it and just refilled with fluid. Second, what kind of cleaning solut…

Tranny fluid is just a special kind of oil, how would you treat an oil stain? Throw some Kitty Litter or oil dry on the cement floor. Don’t worry about the gravel. Why? Good question.

There is really no way for fluid to escape a transmission except past seals and out the dip-stick tube…I had a Malibu that did that once, fluid poured out of the front seal of the transmission for about a minute then it quit. But over time, the leaking got worse and I had to rebuild the tranny… To …

Here is what I would do. First you need kitty litter, not the kind that clumps, the cheap stuff. Next, spread it on the garage floor, and grind it into the oil stain with your feet. You might need to sweep up the first attempt and start again with fresh litter. Then sweep it up. If that doesn’t…

If available in your area, TSP works better than the detergent.

Clean up leaked transmission fluid

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Tester June 12, 2010, 2:17pm 6

Liberally spray the stain on the concrete with brake parts cleaner and let it soak for a minute or two. Apply oil dri/kitty litter over the stain and let that sit for five minutes. Sweep up and the stain is gone.

Tester

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