Hello, been a while since I've been on the forums. I just picked up a '95 Dodge Ram 1500 with the 5.9L gas engine.

I noticed after I run the truck for a while, a small puddle of fluid ended up on the driveway. At first I thought it was oil, but then I looked under the truck to see if I could find the leak. I found out that there is a small drip-drop leak right by the universal joint towards the front.

I am thinking there is a bad gasket or something of that nature. Anyone else ever experienced this before?

 

I took it to my mechanic (not a Dodge dealer). There was a bad gasket and it wasn't just trans fluid, there was a small oil leak and a small coolant leak. $2800 in repairs.

This should last me for a while though, eh?

 

There might be problem with pan gasket, wheather pan gasket is leaking because of having too much fluid, check wheather the leak is from transmission or in the final drive gear box

 

This leak could be because of broken seal and faulty installation, if it is major leak then you will have to take you car to the mechanic to fix the problem, This oil leak mainly caused due to loosening of bolts which fix the valve covers, just tightening the bolts will solve your problem.