From: Programbo on 6 Jun 2010 20:33 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 7 Jun 2010 05:29 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 7 Jun 2010 07:02 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 7 Jun 2010 08:17 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? -- (setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) )
From: Scott Dorsey on 7 Jun 2010 11:44 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 -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
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