bindiesel

I picked up this 2008 Cayenne S with 148k a few weeks ago. Had good records and is pretty clean. Had a Eurowise lift put on and then last week I saw a little puddle of red fluid. I put it on a lift and it looks like transmission leak. Anyone have any experience with this? I think it needs a new gasket

jeff spahn

Probably torque converter seal. If so, need to drop trans/engine to get to it. $3500 to drop engine at dealer plus parts which could be another $3500 all to replace a $4 part. Indy shop can drop engine for about $1500 but you could break the flex pipes which are either $3500 each from dealer (no separate part) or $950/ pair from ebay via Hong Kong and are same part. I put the ebay parts on three years ago. They are so expensive because the flex pipe include the cats and take 12 - 14 hours each to replace.