Re: exchange of internal fluids

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

At 07:27 19.06.98 -0400, Mike Mulholland wrote:

>help! my dil's 5000s slushbox seems to be swapping fluids with the engine.
>is it the engine seal or tranny seal or both ...any btdt? your help would be
>appreciated.
>thanks

:-O Are you sure it is swapping fluids with the _engine_? I mean - do you
mean engine oil? IMHO it's impossible - the torque converter is a separate
unit just bolted to the engine driveplate, there's no seal between them.
What is common is that the slushbox swaps fluids with the differential.
Also possible (but less common) is that the coolant gets into the slushbox
through a leaking heat exchanger.

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)