Help! Transmission fluid leak!
TransSportSTL
04-21-2006, 10:01 PM
Oh man! I've a '95 Trans Sport...I saw this tube hanging underneath and it's leaking transmission fluid in an area where the tube is crimped.
What do I have to do here? Replace the tube, I know...how it got like this I've no idea -- but it looks like a backyard mechanic did a job on this. :(
Is this something I can fix myself, or is it a dealer/transmission shop job?
Thanks in advance for your help.
John
What do I have to do here? Replace the tube, I know...how it got like this I've no idea -- but it looks like a backyard mechanic did a job on this. :(
Is this something I can fix myself, or is it a dealer/transmission shop job?
Thanks in advance for your help.
John
LMP
04-22-2006, 08:29 AM
you are probably talking of the tubes leading to the transmission oil cooler in the radiator. THese tubes carry fluid at a low pressure and you can replace it with another tubing and make joints with rubber tubing the type they sell for power steering and make it tight with collars.
AS a quick fix you can even bypass the "out" directly to "in" wwith rubber tubing at the transmission and providing you are not racing it will let you drive the car to go for parts without any problem. Long ago automatic transmission did not even have coolers.
WHere did the piping burst? IN '93 there was a recall for these (--or was I still on warranty when it happened??) cause they would blow near the radiator (mine did on the road and I used a quick fix at the nearer garage with 4 inches of rubber tubing after cutting the "crimp" out---or maybe rather reinserting the metal tubing into the "cut out" existing rubber tubing--or maybe a combinaison of both , anyway ) and then GM had replaced both tubes for free.
Later the return lines for the power steering (goes for a "cooler" - a loop of steel tubing - on front crossframe) did the same---used same solution.
AS a quick fix you can even bypass the "out" directly to "in" wwith rubber tubing at the transmission and providing you are not racing it will let you drive the car to go for parts without any problem. Long ago automatic transmission did not even have coolers.
WHere did the piping burst? IN '93 there was a recall for these (--or was I still on warranty when it happened??) cause they would blow near the radiator (mine did on the road and I used a quick fix at the nearer garage with 4 inches of rubber tubing after cutting the "crimp" out---or maybe rather reinserting the metal tubing into the "cut out" existing rubber tubing--or maybe a combinaison of both , anyway ) and then GM had replaced both tubes for free.
Later the return lines for the power steering (goes for a "cooler" - a loop of steel tubing - on front crossframe) did the same---used same solution.
kingarthur2
04-22-2006, 12:11 PM
The steel tubing for the autobox cooling system rusts away like mad at clamps/bends. I just cut out the bad bits and replace the section with high quality rubber fuel hose and S/Steel hose clips.
On my 91 Transport SE 3.1 even the sump pan developed a leak due to corrosion. As the pan cannot be removed from the car with the engine in place I had to empty the sump and wire brush the sump to remove all the old corrosion and fill the pits with epoxy metal and final coat of black hammer finish.
No more oil leaks.:smokin:
On my 91 Transport SE 3.1 even the sump pan developed a leak due to corrosion. As the pan cannot be removed from the car with the engine in place I had to empty the sump and wire brush the sump to remove all the old corrosion and fill the pits with epoxy metal and final coat of black hammer finish.
No more oil leaks.:smokin:
TransSportSTL
04-24-2006, 12:13 PM
Well, as it turns out, it's the power steering return tube! *Whew* I can deal with that better than the transmission. Gonna do the repair now...
Cheers, and many thanks!
John
Cheers, and many thanks!
John
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