when sitting in the drivers seat, its leaking out on the right hand side of the hood. only 50,000 miles on it,,,is it a goner???
2006-12-20 02:30:26 · 9 answers · asked by Tracerd 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
no its not doomed ,i sounds like a small leak around the pan or the shift lineage o- ring is bad,,but its fixable and no very expensive to do either,,you might want to take it by and let a good transmission mechanic look at it,,he can tell you exactly what it will cost to repair it,,that's the best way to handle this,,then if he guarantees it not to leak anymore,he,ll be responsible for it ,if it does,,good luck,hope this help,s.,,have a good x-mas.
2006-12-20 02:38:44 · answer #1 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not likely a goner, but you do need to locate and stop the leak. Often all it takes is to tighten a fitting, other times replace a cooling line. The cooling lines run from the transmission to the radiator and back, and eventually rust through from the outside in. There is a rubber gasket called an O ring at the filler tube/transmission mate point that can fail. The pan gasket, the output shaft seal are other possibilities among the minor. Not quite so minor, but still not the end of the world are things like the front pump seal, but the transmission must be rempoved to replace this. Track your leak down, get it fixed and enjoy your GP a while longer!
2006-12-20 10:40:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on where the leak is coming from. If it's just a fitting where a trans. fluid line goes into the radiator, you might get away for a quick, relatively cheap fix. If it's a crack in the housing, or a main seal, then you're going to spend more money. You can get a better idea of where it is by putting newspaper or cardboard down, then parking the car on top of it. That way you can see fresh leaks, not stuff from when you parked somewhere near that spot last week.
Try calling a transmission shop in your area, or even your local mechanic. Some will be happy to put it on the lift to take a quick look for free, or for a few dollars. It's worth investigating before you write off the car.
2006-12-20 10:38:00 · answer #3 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
transmission lines probably rusted. i live in canada had that happen on a 1992 explorer, and your car is 10 years older.
it's just basic plumbing you need to get under there and find where the oil is coming from. sometimes its just where the rubber and the steel lines meet. cut off a bit of the end of the rubber hose, and put it back on the steel line so you get a nice clean connection.
if the steel line is really shot, you need to buy some steel piping from the auto store and bend a new line. it's not hard to do.
take off the old line, buy a few feet of metal tubing for transmission fluid, bend/shape it the same way as the old one
use the spring type pipe bending tools those are cheap and they work fine.
then put a new bolt on there. they're special bolts that secure the flanged end of your pipe to your transmission cooler. same as the bolts that secure a steel fuel line to your fuel pumps. you can take the old bolt and a length of pipe to the store they'll know what bolt and sized tubing you need.
and you have to put the new bolt on the new line before you bend a flange on the ends of the line. the tool to bend the flange is like 30$ but you can borrow it from the parts store they'll show you how to do it. practice bending a few flanges before you make one on the end of your new transmission line. it's not a difficult tool to use
and that's not gonna take you more than a couple hours and won't cost you more than a hundred bucks even if you have to buy all the tools. and then your car is gonna have new transmission lines and you'll have all that stuff when you have a problem with a fuel line as well
good luck
2006-12-20 10:40:28 · answer #4 · answered by assmouth p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like a cooler line, they go into the radiator in the right front corner. That is the only way transmission fluid would be in that area of the car. It shouldnt be a big deal to fix, just find a good independant shop to replace the lines. Should cost about $100.
2006-12-20 10:43:48 · answer #5 · answered by fairway8u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The transmission cooler lines are run on that side of the vehicle. They are steel lines that run from the transmission to the radiator. I would have those checked first, if it is those it should be less than $200 to fix.
Don't wait too long and run the fluid so low that you do transmission damage.
2006-12-20 10:35:47 · answer #6 · answered by bwc0356 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
24 years old and has 50,000 on it, that is hard to believe! I wouldn't put any more money in it but if you can get it fixed for a couple hundred, it may be worth it!
2006-12-20 11:39:19 · answer #7 · answered by Andrew P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it may be ok
it may just need a trans pan gasket will you have the pan off replace the trans Flued and filter
good luck
2006-12-20 10:39:49 · answer #8 · answered by davedebo198305 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HELL YEAH! SOUNDS LIKE IT, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. GET RID OF IT QUICK.....
2006-12-20 10:36:51 · answer #9 · answered by BOBBIE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋