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Doug'sL81
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Transmission leak
When I bought the Vette the seller told me about a small leak in the transmission and that it may be the pan gasket. That's fine with me this gal is 21 years old after all. When I brought it home I jacked up the front end to replace plugs and plug wires (what a PITA), I left it jacked up for two weeks (it took me that long to replace the wires, I do have a life too), I noticed that a lot of tranny fluid pooled on the floor (actually on the big piece of cardboard). I figured that the car being jacked up caused it flow out of the pan. So, I cleaned everything up and replaced the pan gasket, with a FelPro. The manual says the pan holds about 1.5 quarts and I poured about that much. The dipstick was dry. I poured in a pint at a time and checked the level each time, seven quarts later it finally registered. I was real nervous about putting that much fluid in, I guessed that the converter must have drained some. Initially none of the gears kicked in until about 5 quarts. I drove it around and it shifted fine. About two weeks later sitting level I noticed more tranny fluid on the ground, two straight streams come after the pan and pooling behind the tires. I know I’ll have to take it to a shop, but before I do. Does anyone have an idea where this leak may be coming from, is there an overflow valve? The level is low now. At least if I have an idea of where this leak may be coming from I can determine if the Tranny guy is BS’ing me.
Thanks
Doug
When I bought the Vette the seller told me about a small leak in the transmission and that it may be the pan gasket. That's fine with me this gal is 21 years old after all. When I brought it home I jacked up the front end to replace plugs and plug wires (what a PITA), I left it jacked up for two weeks (it took me that long to replace the wires, I do have a life too), I noticed that a lot of tranny fluid pooled on the floor (actually on the big piece of cardboard). I figured that the car being jacked up caused it flow out of the pan. So, I cleaned everything up and replaced the pan gasket, with a FelPro. The manual says the pan holds about 1.5 quarts and I poured about that much. The dipstick was dry. I poured in a pint at a time and checked the level each time, seven quarts later it finally registered. I was real nervous about putting that much fluid in, I guessed that the converter must have drained some. Initially none of the gears kicked in until about 5 quarts. I drove it around and it shifted fine. About two weeks later sitting level I noticed more tranny fluid on the ground, two straight streams come after the pan and pooling behind the tires. I know I’ll have to take it to a shop, but before I do. Does anyone have an idea where this leak may be coming from, is there an overflow valve? The level is low now. At least if I have an idea of where this leak may be coming from I can determine if the Tranny guy is BS’ing me.
Thanks
Doug