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RE: Re: [T3] AT Leak


>One possibility -- there's a tapped hole in the tranny body 
>where a single bolt joins the bottom of the ATF filler tube to the 
>transmission.  On my car, that hole is totally stripped.  ATF leaks 
>out from that junction between the filler tube and the tranny body. 
>This happens particularly after the car sits for a while -- I believe 
>that the ATF from places higher up gradually makes its way down into 
>the pan, raising the level at the bottom until it rises above this 
>leaky junction.


I will check this out.  Where can you see or feel this bolt and connection?
I am often dumbfounded when I am lying there looking up at the tranny.  I
wish I had a lift, things would be a lot easier to check out.

The only thing is that it seems to leak more after being driven, but it also
leaks while sitting.  I guess driving just makes the ATF hot and more prone
to leak.

Thanks for the help.

Jason Smith
71 Square FI AT
Columbus, OH USA
http://jasontsmith.tripod.com/vw.htm

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