transmission fluid leaking through the gasket maker

changingtime · **Posted:** Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:57 pm

ever since i had a flush down with new filters from a trans shop, it has been slowly leaking trans fluid.

we took it back to the shop and they found a bolt that wasn't completely torqued. re torqued it and drove home. went on vacation and the darn thing leaked worse this time. i drove it around and came home, i could actually see the fluid coming out of the drivers (rear side) of the trans through the gasket.

thoughts???

warp2diesel · **Posted:** Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:18 pm

The pan is either warped, the bolts are drawn down and cone shaped the holes so there is a gap, or they did not clean the sealing surfaces, or all of the above.
Good luck getting them to fix it.

changingtime · **Posted:** Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:11 pm

i just find it odd that after the last time they dropped the pan...that it has been leaking.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:56 pm

Those pan bolts are aluminum and only should be torqued to 8-9lbs-ft.If RTV was used once it starts leaking tightening the bolts will not make it stop leaking,it must be dropped,cleaned,and resealed.It's also key to use the correct RTV,Never had a issue with Ultra Gray and the dealership has special RTV made for being exposed to ATF(about $8 per tube).

BlackLibertyCRD · **Posted:** Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:00 am

I find it easy to just use the pan gasket that comes with the filter kit.

transmission fluid leaking through the gasket maker

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