Oil leak I was transporting my washer/dryer on a trailer with the machine laid on its side. When I went to unload it there was a small puddle of oil below the transmission unit. Wondering where it came from and if I should top off the oil level and how do I do it? Thanks for any help, Bob

The oil has leaked out the compressor. You will need to look and see if you can find out where.

Your oil is more than likely from the washer's "transmission". like your car, the washer employs a similar set up in order to change from "agitate' to "spin", etc. the oil is necessary to the operation, and the extended time (3days) on its side allowed some to leak out. Unfortunately, the only sure-fire way to tell if you still have enough oil will be to have a repair tech look it over and add if necessary. for future reference, if you ever think you need to tip your unit over, you'll have to be very quick about it, and if it needs parts, stand it back upright while you wait.

Remove the air filter and clean the gas out, remove spark plug and blow the cylinder out, (be careful), you will find that it has flooded

That could be 1 of a couple things.

1) During the agitate cycle... some water could've made it out of tub.

2) Possible Tub Crack (or overflow line)

3) Check your inlet lines

I would run it again watching it very carefully to determine if any of these are the problem.

It is best to transport it upright and tied down with rachet straps. Make sure you have it strapped down tight and side to side and front to back. If you cannot move it this way, it will not hurt the unit to set it down on it's side. as long as it is not full of water. As long as it is dry it is safer to gentlty place it on its side. Always use tigh down straps. Be careful

Sounds like either the gasket on the inlet is leaking or not tight or the solenoid housing is cracked causing the leak. When its in use the pressure from the line is realased when the solenoid is opened letting water in. When not in use the solenoid stays closed allowing pressure from the line to build causing the gasket to leak. Check your gaskets, and solenoid housing for leaks and then check to make sure your water pressure is not set too high.

Joe

if it smell like wd 40..your transmission is defective,,need help replacing post question,,

I have been selling and been doing factory authorized service on GE for nearly 30 years. I have sold many of this model. It's hard to imaging that a machine would leak water on small loads but not larger loads. In a case such as this, a servicer must remember to test the machine exactly as the home owner is using it. I would take pull the machine away from the wall and adjacent cabinets and dryer if hoses permit, (so that I could rule out water coming from somewhere other that the washer) remove the front panel, and have the home owner run the exact cycle with the exact settings and the same clothes load and soap used when the machine leaked. I suspect that some water is splashing over the wash tub. If you use a gentle cycle or a larger load you get less splashing. Even having a few more cloths items in the machine would reduce splashing. You might not expect a solution, but you do deserve an explanation. Some times the solution is strange, for example: I had a customer who said the washer leaked a lot of water onto the floor the first time it was used in the day, but worked great the rest of the day. I came out early the next day and tested the machine, and it did exactly that. What happened was the builder added on this new laundry room and the drain pipe went through the floor before the plumber added the trap. The builder then insulated the area but put the insulation on the room side of the trap, allowing cold air to freeze and plug the drain. After warm water pumped into the drain and most of the water overflowed the top of the pipe onto the floor, the rest of the water melted the ice in the trap and the machine worked fine until the next day after the water had a chance to form a later of ice in the trap again. The fix was simply to move the insulation to the other side of the trap. (OK, here in Minnesota we run into weird things like that, but my point is to test the machine exactly as it is used to find where the problem lies) I'd like you to post a comment when you find your solution.

Check the position of the oil mark and check your machine to find out which place was leaking and fix it, maybe you need tie the screw up a little bit.

There is a breather hole in the top of the gearcase. Yoy probably had some leak out through there when you laid the washer over. If it was not over to long you will probably be ok. there is no way to replenish the oil it would require replacing the gearcase.