ok i took the line of the right side of the radiator and dumped the tranny fluid. then dropped the pan and changed the filter but the new gasket on and put the pan back on. i ran the car for a few sec. when undid the line in first step to get the fluid out of the torrque converter.
ok ones igot everything back in place i started to fill her up. i added about 5 quarts then checked . well i used redline and BM trick shift which the fluid is clear little red i know. but eather way coultn really tell where it was. eather way let it run for a few min and took it thourgh the gears adn then took it down a littel run not high revs at all. then took it back in garage and checked fluid . still hard to read i figured i would add jone and half more to give me 6.5 in there. well then we heard it dripping. it was coimng out around the pan and lots of it.

question is did we blow the gasket ? did the system have fluid left it it? did we add to much ? or did we palin and simple not tighten the bolts enough?

please let me know as i this is my daily car. thanks


its a 87 N/A auto.

dont have time at the momoent for 5 sp change nor the knowledge. please some one give me some input on this

 

Auto trannies suck. I know you dont want to hear it, but it's the truth. The auto on these cars is one of the worst I have ever seen used in any car.

For this reason, not many people fool with them. For this reason, not many people here will be able to tell you much of anything about it...

Find a good local auto trans man and consult with him.

 

surely someone has done the same and has had the same problem. could it be that the fluied is to thin? it was coming out with the car off thats why i though perhaps we over filled it . before it wasn tdoing it when i drove it or let it sit there for a min.

worst case i should only have to drop it again and get a new gasket right ?

 

please someone?

 

Why not drain some of the fluid out?

 

well thats why i was posting , im not sure if i have to much in there or if the gasket blew or the bolts are not tight enough.

to me , if the car is off and im adding fluid and it comes out on the bottome thats telling me that the bolts arent tight enough . but im not mechanic and know nothing about trannnies so thats why i posted on here.

 

The gasket won't be under any sort of pressure, other than the weight of the fluid...it's just a drain pan, like an oilpan, no pressure flows through it. IT shouldnt leak...perhaps you didn't use enough sealant? I would caution against tightening those small bolts too much...they snap at nothing, just like oilpan bolts. Then you WILL be assured of a permanent leak. Check the FSM (online at www.fc3s.org) for torque specs for the bolts, and torque them all evenly.

I'd drop the pan again, clean off the mating surfaces dry of oils and residue, and use a fair amount of quality high temp sealant on each surface. Torque all bolts to spec evenly and you should be fine. I know it's hard to see on the dipstick, but it can be done, do NOT overfill the auto trans or you can ruin it dead right there.

 

hmmmmmmmm thats what my concern was, did i overfill it? maybe thats why it started to come out like it did? we didnt use sealent so i guess that could be the main problem. had a cork gasket from auto parts store thought that would be plenty but i guess not. guess i ll start back over and get some more fluid and then go from there .

anyone else ever had that prob. that can relate or give me some advice?let me know
thanks
again

 

anyone else have some great input?id like to keep this post on top because i know a lot of you dont get on here till later on due to the fact its early here in ohio. wanna make sure i get lots of opinions before thrawing my conclusion.
thanks in the long run.

 

? anyone some must have a few more anseres