Weird Rear Diff Leak

[mtnbike2go]

Hello all. I have a 2014 Camaro 2SS 6speed that has a weird diff leak I can’t seem to find the source of. Last year it started leaking out of the passenger side drive axle so I pulled that and replaced the seal. That fixed the issue until now it started leaking again but not from the left or right axle. It’s dripping off both sides of the black saddle bracket that the diff bolts too and down onto the exhaust pipes. The main seal from the driveshaft looks dry so it’s weird where is all the fluid coming from that’s coming down both sides but not the middle of the saddle bracket?

[fz4k98]

Try using a leak trace powder after cleaning the area well. It sprays on clear and turns into a white powder allowing you to see the path.

[Rusty Shackleford]

There's a vent on top of the diff at the rear, on the passenger side. It should have a hose connected to it but it just pulls out of the connector, so it could have come out. You can reach up there and feel for it and see if it's connected. The hose has a p-trap to keep moisture from creeping back up, and so residual fluid finds its way back down to the diff.


That's about the only place I could imagine the fluid could be coming from.

[DarylKidd]

All good now?