i thought of that as well, or actually my father did. However, they are also leaking where they attach to the radiator, and i strongly suspect my mechanic partially stripped out the tightening bolts trying to overtorque them to stop the leak when the leak was really caused by a pinched o-ring.

In the event i take this car up north sometime during the winter, what steps should I take so that my trans can get up to operating temp using an external cooler?

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83 300SD.......sold
96 integra SE....sold
99 a4 quattro....sold
2001 IS300.......sold
2002 330i.........current.
2004 highlander limited....current.