leaking a lot of coolant, from mystery place between oil pan and transmission.
05-19-2010, 05:16 PM
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leaking a lot of coolant, from mystery place between oil pan and transmission.
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leaking a lot of coolant, from mystery place between oil pan and transmission. I have no idea where it is coming from or how to fix. any ideas? radiator hoses, heater hoses, thermostat, upper intake manifold are all dry. idk where else to look for leaks but it is all coming out between the trans and oil pan. looks like a giant hershey kiss. here are some pics...
leaking a lot of coolant, from mystery place between oil pan and transmission. I have no idea where it is coming from or how to fix. any ideas? radiator hoses, heater hoses, thermostat, upper intake manifold are all dry. idk where else to look for leaks but it is all coming out between the trans and oil pan. looks like a giant hershey kiss. here are some pics...
05-20-2010, 02:13 PM
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Re: leaking a lot of coolant, from mystery place between oil pan and transmission.
I'm assuming this is a 700r4? If so there are coolant lines at the top of the transmission on the passengers side. That would be my best bet.
05-20-2010, 02:18 PM
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05-20-2010, 02:20 PM
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05-20-2010, 02:47 PM
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05-20-2010, 05:17 PM
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Re: leaking a lot of coolant, from mystery place between oil pan and transmission.
now that will be a fun job..
06-02-2010, 07:23 AM
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Re: leaking a lot of coolant, from mystery place between oil pan and transmission.
i had the same problem and i thought it was a freeze plug too. we got to the pugs and they were dry as a bone..... turns out it was an intake manifold gasket. make sure your intake manifold is deffinatly dry befor pulling the trans and everything out. im just saying from experience...... seeing those plugs dry after all that work deffinatly sucked.
06-03-2010, 10:51 PM
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Re: leaking a lot of coolant, from mystery place between oil pan and transmission.
before ANY of that, go simple, there are two hoses that run into the firewall on the passenger side above the bell housing, those go to the heater core, make sure they are not leaking, i love how everyone jumps to freeze plug...
06-04-2010, 07:32 AM
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Re: leaking a lot of coolant, from mystery place between oil pan and transmission.
i had the same problem and i thought it was a freeze plug too. we got to the pugs and they were dry as a bone..... turns out it was an intake manifold gasket. make sure your intake manifold is deffinatly dry befor pulling the trans and everything out. im just saying from experience...... seeing those plugs dry after all that work deffinatly sucked.
06-06-2010, 08:35 AM
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Re: leaking a lot of coolant, from mystery place between oil pan and transmission.
EEEEEWWWWWW Not only does that work on those leaks, but that kind of product if used to much has been known to plug up radiators as well. So be very careful.
07-13-2010, 06:32 AM
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Re: leaking a lot of coolant, from mystery place between oil pan and transmission.
i would check you heater core hoses on the firewall they could be loose and leaking down onto the trany. I had that problem on mine a few months ago my hose clamp on the heater core hoses wasnt tight. Hope this helps.
07-13-2010, 11:43 PM
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Re: leaking a lot of coolant, from mystery place between oil pan and transmission.
On my 87 IROC the lines to the oil cooler leaked back about 6 months or so ago. Took me forever to find where it was coming from. It was on the drivers side and you can't see exactly where it's coming from unless you actually get under the car and look. Talk about a pain in the a$$.
11-23-2010, 11:01 AM
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Re: leaking a lot of coolant, from mystery place between oil pan and transmission.
Wow! Well I'm glad I came here! I was having the same werid leak an was getting worried cause people where telling me the same! But with close inspection from the top of the hood, I inspected the firewall hoses an came upon a hose the was connected to the same line right next to the A/C ......an Yes! I found my leak an this was why is was leaking under the car in the same mysterious place! Thanks guys =)
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Re: leaking a lot of coolant, from mystery place between oil pan and transmission.
12-10-2010, 05:09 AM
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Re: leaking a lot of coolant, from mystery place between oil pan and transmission.
i would bet on your freeze plug thats behind the bellhousing but thats just me
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Re: leaking a lot of coolant, from mystery place between oil pan and transmission.
I work at a parts store and i have actually seen products like this wear the fins off of water pumps!!! Sure the guy probably used an excesive amount but i would stay away from any sealer
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