vso737
Well-Known Member
Hi,
Has anyone experienced the transmission fluid purge itself via the pump housing overfill hole?? My 1977 "TCI" Street Fighter tranny ONLY purges itself upon A COLD start after the car is inoperative for a while. Once the engine warms up, it does not leak at all. Not even after turning it off and starting it up again.
NO, it is NOT an overfill issue. I drained all the fluid, got approx. 4 quarts. I put 3 quarts back in it, drove it and the tranny did not function properly due to fluid being TOO LOW. The dipstick confirmed the fluid was too low. I ended up putting the 4th quart back in the tranny.
Once the motor/trans. are nice and hot, after driving around for a while, and checking the dipstick with the tranny in NEUTRAL reveals the dipstick fluid is at the correct level.
Even though it is NOT an overfill purge. The tranny leaks the fluid via the overflow the next day when I start the car for the first time.
I KNOW very little about transmissions but it sure seems to me like something is preventing the fluid from circulating properly during a cold start.......the end result is that it gets forced out via the overfill drain hole on the pump housing.
The tranny ONLY has approx. 1,200 miles but it was installed approx. 18 months ago. I changed the filter and fluid at the 500 mile mark as recommended ............... it may be a gumming up issue in the valve body. I just purchased some 'Sea Foam Hydra trans tune' and hopefully this will give me a positive result. ONLY TIME WILL TELL..........
Any input would be highly appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
LG,
Mike
Has anyone experienced the transmission fluid purge itself via the pump housing overfill hole?? My 1977 "TCI" Street Fighter tranny ONLY purges itself upon A COLD start after the car is inoperative for a while. Once the engine warms up, it does not leak at all. Not even after turning it off and starting it up again.
NO, it is NOT an overfill issue. I drained all the fluid, got approx. 4 quarts. I put 3 quarts back in it, drove it and the tranny did not function properly due to fluid being TOO LOW. The dipstick confirmed the fluid was too low. I ended up putting the 4th quart back in the tranny.
Once the motor/trans. are nice and hot, after driving around for a while, and checking the dipstick with the tranny in NEUTRAL reveals the dipstick fluid is at the correct level.
Even though it is NOT an overfill purge. The tranny leaks the fluid via the overflow the next day when I start the car for the first time.
I KNOW very little about transmissions but it sure seems to me like something is preventing the fluid from circulating properly during a cold start.......the end result is that it gets forced out via the overfill drain hole on the pump housing.
The tranny ONLY has approx. 1,200 miles but it was installed approx. 18 months ago. I changed the filter and fluid at the 500 mile mark as recommended ............... it may be a gumming up issue in the valve body. I just purchased some 'Sea Foam Hydra trans tune' and hopefully this will give me a positive result. ONLY TIME WILL TELL..........
Any input would be highly appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
LG,
Mike