From: Programbo on
Hello. Yesterday I swapped out a transmission in a 1994 Dodge Caravan
3.0 automatic with the 3-speed transmission. It needs some adjustment
and things tightened but the transmission seems to be working ok.
However when I returned from my test drive and had it parked and
idling to check the transmission fluid level I noticed a fair sized
oil leak happening but couldnt tell exactly where the oil could be
coming from. Since it was getting dark I have decided to wait untill
tomorrow to mess with it again. Any rough ideas where a leak could
have developed while doing the transmission swap? I`ll be honest and
admit I was a bit careless with my jacks and things while doing it so
stuff was getting lifted and pushed at everywhere. (Did it on a
parking lot with no sort of lift or hoist) Thanks for any early
input. :-)
From: m6onz5a on
On Jun 6, 8:33 pm, Programbo <program...(a)aol.com> wrote:
> Hello. Yesterday I swapped out a transmission in a 1994 Dodge Caravan
> 3.0 automatic with the 3-speed transmission. It needs some adjustment
> and things tightened but the transmission seems to be working ok.
> However when I returned from my test drive and had it parked and
> idling to check the transmission fluid level I noticed a fair sized
> oil leak happening but couldnt tell exactly where the oil could be
> coming from. Since it was getting dark I have decided to wait untill
> tomorrow to mess with it again. Any rough ideas where a leak could
> have developed while doing the transmission swap? I`ll be honest and
> admit I was a bit careless with my jacks and things while doing it so
> stuff was getting lifted and pushed at everywhere. (Did it on a
> parking lot with no sort of lift or hoist) Thanks for any early
> input. :-)

hopefully it's not your front trannie seal behind the torque
converter. I believe if it was any other seal you can replace it on
the car, but not the front one you'll need to remove the trans again.
From: Programbo on
A quick PS. It`s definitely black engine oil. I also had a wide strap
going around the middle of the enhine for awhile to support it
From: chuckcar on
Programbo <programbo5(a)aol.com> wrote in news:16a2d2cf-c5e3-4fc5-a1b1-
9e8354e6edc5(a)d8g2000yqf.googlegroups.com:

> A quick PS. It`s definitely black engine oil. I also had a wide strap
> going around the middle of the enhine for awhile to support it
>
Black? When was the oil last changed?


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From: Scott Dorsey on
In article <41c1f024-e96f-466d-b8f6-02504a29e177(a)o15g2000vbb.googlegroups.com>,
Programbo <programbo5(a)aol.com> wrote:
>Hello. Yesterday I swapped out a transmission in a 1994 Dodge Caravan
>3.0 automatic with the 3-speed transmission. It needs some adjustment
>and things tightened but the transmission seems to be working ok.
>However when I returned from my test drive and had it parked and
>idling to check the transmission fluid level I noticed a fair sized
>oil leak happening but couldnt tell exactly where the oil could be
>coming from. Since it was getting dark I have decided to wait untill
>tomorrow to mess with it again. Any rough ideas where a leak could
>have developed while doing the transmission swap? I`ll be honest and
>admit I was a bit careless with my jacks and things while doing it so
>stuff was getting lifted and pushed at everywhere. (Did it on a
>parking lot with no sort of lift or hoist) Thanks for any early
>input. :-)

Anywhere and everywhere, especially around the pan. Make sure it IS oil
and not transmission fluid.
--scott
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