AT fluid leak

[Ameer Antar]

Thanks for the advice. I replaced the torque converter seal before putting in
the motor, and everything else looks fine. I figured there are very few places
for this to leak from. I had another look after cleaning things up yesterday.
Sure enough it was the pan that's leaking. Everything above the pan was dry.
The pan bolts were very tight, so I only turned them a quarter turn or less. I
think the pan mating surface may be bent. When I tightened the filler pipe
union on the side it looked like it was pulling the pan away from the tranny,
so that may be a cause.
 
I tried hammering a wide-tip screwdriver under the gasket surface to push it
back up to the tranny. I hope this helps, otherwise I don't know where I can
get a pan for this... I'll just have to keep an eye on it. 
 
-Ameer 


-------------------- Original Message --------------------
From: Tony Hoffman [auditony at gmail.com]
To: Ameer Antar [antar at comcast.net]
Cc: Quattro List [quattro at audifans.com]
Date: 4/8/07 5:32:27 PM
Subject: Re: AT fluid leak

 > It could also be the front trans seal, behind the torque converter.
> I'd clean the area very well, and run it for a bit in place. See if
> the fluid is coming out the bottom of the bellhousing. Another place
> it could possibly come from is the vent hose, but somewhat unlikely.
> Also, check the speed sensor for the speedometer.
>
> Tony Hoffman
>
>
> On 4/8/07, Ameer Antar [antar at comcast.net] wrote:
> > I just noticed my AT fluid was low, after it started shifting a little hard.
> > It's definitely AT fluid cuz it's red. I took a look and it almost looks
like
> > it's coming from the final drive seals, but I doubt it now cuz there's only
> > gear oil in the final drive. So what other seals leak to the outside of the
> AT?
> > I can only think of the pan gasket, but I replaced that maybe a year ago.
> Maybe
> > I pinched the seal... I remember the gasket was a little tough to seat
> properly
> > on the pan. TIA.
> >
> > -Ameer
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