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Bad leak 85 300 SD transmission pan
I have noticed a bad leak from my pan since the car has been up on blocks waiting for driveline parts. At first I could not believe the puddle was trans oil as it looks more like motor oil not red in color. I am going to drop the pan and try to reseal with either a new gasket or some type of sealant on top of gasket that is there. The reason I might just go with a sealant is the fluid and pan gasket were changed about 2 yrs. Ago and I remembered it leaked right from the get go left mechanic know about leak but notning was ever done about it. So now I will try to resolve issue. What type of trans oil is recommended and would sealant be a good idea. Trying to get rid of oil leaks on this car as it has many.Strange when I drained fluid at drain on pan I only got 2 qts. out when book says it holds over 7 qts. and when I check on dipstick it still reads about 7/8" below low mark. Is that all you are gonna get out of the pan? Would you have to drain it 3 or 4 times to get a total fluid change?
Last edited by yuke; 10-01-2014 at 04:10 PM.
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