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Old 02-08-2008, 06:58 AM
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Tranny leaking fluid when hot

well after 3 days of plowing snow my tranny started to leak fluid from under the tourge converter. Is there a vent tube in there are should I be worried that I blew a seal? It would leak for a bit then stop and it did it once more and stoped again.
I know I have been working the truck really hard for the last 3 days due to 14 inches of snow.
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Old 02-08-2008, 07:15 AM
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Old 02-08-2008, 12:54 PM
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well after 3 days of plowing snow my tranny started to leak fluid from under the tourge converter. Is there a vent tube in there are should I be worried that I blew a seal? It would leak for a bit then stop and it did it once more and stoped again.
I know I have been working the truck really hard for the last 3 days due to 14 inches of snow.
Yes there is a vent tube and that is where it leaks from. Mine did the same thing until I changed the fluid to amsoil which cooled it down tremendously and then I did the mods in my sig . . . no more leaking!
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Old 02-08-2008, 12:59 PM
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Front pump seal... could also be the vent tube mentioned above.

I'd get a trans temp gauge and an auxillary cooler.
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Old 02-08-2008, 01:13 PM
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maitain do the coolers work when they are sitting on a shielf in your garage? haha man i keep meaning to get that in. every time i drive i feel like im destroying the new trans...
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Old 02-08-2008, 02:31 PM
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I agree, I can’t stress enough how important a real tranny temp gauge and big aux cooler is if you want your tranny to last any length of time. I’m a firm believer that heat is what kills our trannys and it is very easy to overheat one without a gauge an extra cooler.
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Old 02-08-2008, 02:32 PM
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so let me guess that what little trans cooler is in the radiator? IF thats the case I will be upgrading that
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Old 02-08-2008, 03:31 PM
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Cchase - No, no help LOL.

Frog - Agreed 100%
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Old 02-11-2008, 05:30 AM
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so let me guess that what little trans cooler is in the radiator? IF thats the case I will be upgrading that
Yes, that horizontal cooler in the front of the truck is the tranny cooler. It is the primary so you usually leave it there and run a secondary with a thermostatic fan on it or something. There are primary coolers and secondary coolers. There are also ratings on the coolers, make sure you get a duty enough one and not something for a honda civic!

Here is a link to some . . . summitracing.com
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Old 02-11-2008, 03:24 PM
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Here is the one I got mounted behind my front bumper over the fog light/tag hole. It is the largest one I have found yet and makes a really big difference in temps.
http://www.dieselsite.com/index.asp?...ROD&ProdID=205
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