1994 Toyota Camry Transmission seals are linking

SSRINIV1

MEMBER
1994 TOYOTA CAMRY
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
161,000 MILES

Hi:

I have a 1994 camry and I have noticed over the past 4-5 days, only in early morning, the car is very sluggish when moving from rest. Today it took almost a minute before the car started moving in Drive. Once it gets going, everything is fine for the day.

Took it to a transmission place where they took a look and said that the transmission fludi is leaking in many places and I should reseal the transmission. My car was almost 2 quarts short, so they filled that much. I have also noticed that the coolant is leaking, so probably need to do that also. My question is:

1. Is it recommended to reseal for my car that is now almost 14 years old?
2. Does it make sense to just have them rebuild the transmission?
3. Could the coolant loss be causing any of the sluggishness in the mornings?

Thanks
SS

1 Reply

MHPAUTOS

MECHANIC
31,937 POSTS

HI there,

there's only 3 places that will leak oil in serious quantize on these transmissions, so a re seal (replace external oil seals) is not a huge problem, the pan gasket and axle seals are done in place, but if the front seal is leaking the transmission will have to be removed, there are a few tests that can be done to determine the condition of the transmission, this should;d be done first but if it changes ok and there is no sign of excessive metal in the pan it should be ok, as for the coolant leak, this will not usually affect the transmission in that way, but it should be attended to ASAP before other overheating problem start.

Mark (mhpautos)