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J-(Chicago) · 10-17-2007, 04:49 PM

The first 2 places I'd look are the dipstick tube as (W30 said) , and the tailshaft. Especially if your driveway/garage are on an incline.

Also, Overfilling your trans does not hurt it in my opinion. Again this is Opinion only and many would disagree, but I feel the point has been proven having had 2 transmissions grace 170000 plus miles and with fluid always being 1/2 inch above full hot on the dipstick even when the motor is cold. Just change the fluid and filter every 30000 miles and use the right grade for your trans.

There's only so many things that can leak.
Front seal
Tail shaft
Pan plug
Pan gasket
Trans cooler lines
Speedometer
Shift er link
Dipstick tube
trans case (heh)

10-17-2007, 04:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
J-(Chicago) Seasoned beater pilot. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,514	The first 2 places I'd look are the dipstick tube as (W30 said) , and the tailshaft. Especially if your driveway/garage are on an incline. Also, Overfilling your trans does not hurt it in my opinion. Again this is Opinion only and many would disagree, but I feel the point has been proven having had 2 transmissions grace 170000 plus miles and with fluid always being 1/2 inch above full hot on the dipstick even when the motor is cold. Just change the fluid and filter every 30000 miles and use the right grade for your trans. There's only so many things that can leak. Front seal Tail shaft Pan plug Pan gasket Trans cooler lines Speedometer Shift er link Dipstick tube trans case (heh) __________________ I'd rather have a numbers matching poker hand. Last edited by J-(Chicago) : 10-17-2007 at 04:52 PM.