Post by paddymk2 on Feb 24, 2021 9:23:31 GMT
Hi All
Eventually I got the car back from the automatic transmission mechanic.
We struggled to get the park cable engaged and after many a Sherlock mystery he figured that the gaskets we'd got cut were too thick.
The gasket was replaced and park engaged.
I drove the car home. It still dripped a lot of transmission oil from the large sump gasket.
With the advice from Craig at New Port motors (Port Adelaide) I got another gasket and with some fixing my mate got the gasket on and no leaks on that gasket.
My mate then gave me the bad news that the next leak is from the torque converter!
Indeed the transmission makes a noise like wooden spoon being rattled around an old porridge pot!
The noise goes away after a few minutes, but if I stop the engine running for a few minutes, the noise is back as soon as I start the car.
My mate reckons that the seal for the torque converter is not on right and its leaking fluid out of the converter.
But I thought I read from Chris and Dave that the transmission fluid does drain back out of the converter?
So my question is does the transmission fluid quickly flow back out of the converter - is it normal and is that dreadful din on start up normal?
Cheers
Paddy
Eventually I got the car back from the automatic transmission mechanic.
We struggled to get the park cable engaged and after many a Sherlock mystery he figured that the gaskets we'd got cut were too thick.
The gasket was replaced and park engaged.
I drove the car home. It still dripped a lot of transmission oil from the large sump gasket.
With the advice from Craig at New Port motors (Port Adelaide) I got another gasket and with some fixing my mate got the gasket on and no leaks on that gasket.
My mate then gave me the bad news that the next leak is from the torque converter!
Indeed the transmission makes a noise like wooden spoon being rattled around an old porridge pot!
The noise goes away after a few minutes, but if I stop the engine running for a few minutes, the noise is back as soon as I start the car.
My mate reckons that the seal for the torque converter is not on right and its leaking fluid out of the converter.
But I thought I read from Chris and Dave that the transmission fluid does drain back out of the converter?
So my question is does the transmission fluid quickly flow back out of the converter - is it normal and is that dreadful din on start up normal?
Cheers
Paddy
it would be a good time to renew steering and suspension bushes etc.
