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Re: [T3] Passed test - good and bad news (addendum)


On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 23:21, Jim Adney wrote:
> On 20 May 2005, at 9:49, Daniel Baum wrote:
> 
> > I took a look under the car. It is obviously very wet under there but
> > most noticeably so at the front of the engine .The front of the
> > underside of the engine and the front of the heat exchangers seem to
> > be covered in ATF. Also, the left-hand-side CV boot is wet with ATF.
> > This I would guess is a separate leak from the governor cover. Also
> > the pan gasket needs changing for sure.
> 
> This sounds like the governor cover 0-ring, which would be very 
> good news.
> 
> > The actual torque converter seems to be quite dry. Hopefully this
> > means it's not cracked.
> 
> If the TC seal were the culprit, I'd expect the TC to be soaked.

The torque converts have a tendency to throw off the oil under
centrifugal force. They usually are dry. I doubt if it is the converter
tho.
> 
> > So, our best bet is the torque converter oil seal, right?
> 
> Doesn't sound that way to me. This sounds like an easy fix to me. 
> Did you already replace the gov cover O-ring?
> 
> -
> Jim Adney
> Madison, WI USA
> 
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