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Originally Posted by Amphicar770
Well, I have discovered I have a significant tranny fluid leak somewhere. 
Drove it home the other day about 100 miles and it seemed fine. Went to drive it today after it sat for 48 hours, put it in gear, and tranny was not at all happy. Checked the fluid (which was fine when I picked up car) and it is not showing on the dipstick. Added two quarts of ATF, drove her a mile to test things, and she now seems OK (although I do not see any trail of ATF). I have not yet had her up on a lift so I hope it is just a leaky cooler line or output shaft seal. I'll be really bummed if tranny is shot. Besides the cost, I simply do not know this car well enough yet to even know if rebuilding tranny would be worth doing or not.
I do not believe this to be the case but how would one tell if tranny cooler is leaking and/or coolant is mixing with tranny fluid? |
I may be wrong, but I don't think a leak is any indication of a totally failed transmission, just a leak somewhere. Makes me wonder about how much the seller disclosed.
A leak that bad should be visible somewhere, either in the radiator/coolant or externally. Drive for a while, put a clean sheet of cardboard under the engine/tranmission and see where drips are visible.