After re-installing the transmission, it ran fine with no visible leaking for 55 miles, over the course of 3 days and 3 start-stop cycles. On the 3rd day, I noticed that part of the pan was wet, and there were drips from the flywheel cover pinhole.
I checked the level of the fluid to find that it read 3/4" above the full mark.(I was very careful when re-filling however having only put a total of 11 1/2 quarts total into the trans) Despite having my doubts that the trans was overfull, I lowered the pan and drained about 1 quart. After letting it cool overnight, I drove it up the street about 2 miles when it started smoking(dumping fluid over the hot exhaust) I looked under the truck to find a half/dollar size puddle forming at a rate of a drip per second.
The leak seems to be behaving exactly the same as it did before the rebuild.
I dropped the flywheel cover and located the drip to be coming from the seal at the torque converter input to the pump. Could a new seal be leaking? Could the pump be bad even though it passed a visual check?
My truck has 145000 miles, but the trans was new 100000 miles ago.
The fluid I'm using is pensiol ATF "for vehicles formerly serviceable by mercon/dextron atf"
I also put a bottle of Lucas trans in with my atf.
What should I look for now?
I'm sure its not leaking from the pan, and nothing was found in the pan. The fluid is dripping from the tab surrounding the torque converter seal.
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007 AT 6:06 PM