This is after I sprayed with degreaser and hosed it off:
Hey! You can see some metal!
I scrubbed the bottom back of the block the best I could with toothbrushes and dishwasher detergent.
I need to:
- Remove my battery charger in the morning,
- Take a picture of the block,
- Treat it for athlete's foot,
- Replace the oil dye,
- Reconnect the battery, and
- Remove the jackstands and lower the car.
I keep hoping that driving to see one of my clients will be enough to identify the ATF leak. I have more distant clients, but this seepage was from sitting a brief period. I hadn't run the engine!
It had a bad oil leak, but I don't have any reason to believe that whatever is still leaking is as bad as the oil pan leak was, but why did it quickly leak out of a cold engine?
I need to bring a jug of oil and check when I arrive at my client's house?
How professional!
[I will check before I turn the corner!]