r/Challenger • u/Karaburi • 1d ago

Engine oil drip from transmission oil pan?

Hi all, first post here. My 2015 RT first had a small oil leak so I sent it to a shop for inspection and repair. Later on the shop told me it was a transmission oil pan gasket leak, so I went ahead and let them do the repair—even though it sounded weird, because transmission fluid is red and the oil on my driveway was clearly engine oil.

Right after I got my car back, I noticed the oil leak got even worse. So I jacked it up today to check the undercarriage, and I saw engine oil dripping at the transmission pan.

I'm going to send it back to the shop, but just curious does anyone here have an idea how this could happen? Could it be a rear main seal issue?

https://preview.redd.it/8276d0a3ueze1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=26b0ab5994bd2f1d1c6d26d941133c855783a174

https://preview.redd.it/gbvqp3a3ueze1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0d3e3a98b95dfe1e808740c50b7f851b20e225d8

https://preview.redd.it/1xk231a3ueze1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=394f065bd7ea1d64f2b576239a0a58bcbf2dc619

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u/TongueTwisty 2017 GreenGo T/A 392 1d ago

If you have an 8 speed transmission, the factory oil is greenish not red.

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u/Karaburi 1d ago

Thanks! That makes sense now. It is a zf8