My '87 240 has been sitting for 2 days since the rear seal was replaced at a transmission shop (along with the "yoke" and "extension housing" for a total of about $350.

Today when I looked underneath the car I noticed a puddle on the pavement running from the area slightly in front of the shifter stick all the way to the driver's side door and even about a foot beyond it.

Before the car was repaired, the diagnostic conclusion was that only the rear seal (accounting for "85%" of the leak) needed to be replaced for $145.

During the repair I was told that it accounted for 50%-60% of the leak.

Soon after I was told it accounted for 75% of the leak... sound fishy?

The bottom line is that my car still has a pretty bad leak.

Is there a chance that a part they used is no good?

I think I'll take the car back in. $350 to still have a substantial leak doesn't seem right.

The other thing is that my car recently failed the California smog test. The cooling system also needs work.

Is the transmission looking like a money pit? Or is there still hope for the leak being reduced?

I am now trying to weigh if it would be better to cut my losses with this car because it does have over 216,00 miles on it, with a few costly problems...

Any ideas on what I should do?