Usually a tranny leak at the torque converter means it's rebuild
time, alsa -- all the rubber is gone (hence the leak from the
petrified seal), but the seal usually doesn't leak enough to be more
than a minor annoyance unless the pump also has excess play, etc.
Pan "ears" need to be bent back down to fix the leak unless it's been
a long time since the gasket was replace, in which case a new one
will fix the leak.
I'd do what I need to do on the 300D -- change the fluid, replace pan
gasket and filter, and see what happens. You can live for a long
time with a minor leak at the front seal if there are no other signs
of tranny trouble.
Peter
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