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Old June 3rd, 2013, 05:03 PM
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Trans fluid leak

A while back I had to replace the seal on my trans pan.. and several weeks or a couple months later ( I can't remember exactly how soon after ) it continued to leak trans fluid. Unfortunately right now my car is resting peacefully out of the weather so I don't have direct access to it at the moment and I can't tell you where it is specifically leaking from other than the bottom of my car. Overall, my question is what other seals are there that may cause a leak of trans fluid?

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Old June 3rd, 2013, 05:19 PM
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Rear seal, front torque converter seal, the pan gasket, dipstick tube, cooling line fittings, speedo cable, kick down cable[if its a Turbo 350] vacuum modulator and shifter input shaft are some of the areas that could cause a leak......
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Old June 3rd, 2013, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 1970-W30
Rear seal, front torque converter seal, the pan gasket, dipstick tube, cooling line fittings, speedo cable, kick down cable[if its a Turbo 350] vacuum modulator and shifter input shaft are some of the areas that could cause a leak......
That pretty much covers it. Just FYI If a car sits for a period of time they do tend to leak and if it's overfull it will leak.
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Old June 3rd, 2013, 07:07 PM
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X2 if the car sits for a long time mine leaks. People often comment on the converter slowly draining into the pan over time, when it then leaks out.

During the winter I don't drive mine. Every spring, there is a puddle in the catch pan. This time of year, I drive it often and there is only a drip or two about the size of a quarter dollar on the drive every now and then.

My suggestion is wait and see. Once you get the car driving and using it often then make a decision.
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Old June 4th, 2013, 03:50 AM
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Thanks for the reply guys, Ill get her back up and driving and just wait and see like you said. And thanks for the list of the seals like I requested!
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Old June 17th, 2013, 04:04 PM
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My 72 VC, would leak when it was not driven for awaile. It was the front pump.Did not leak if I drove it.
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