Here we go!

Overfilling the tranny will result in the gear train foaming the oil. This will blow most of the oil out the top vent AND cause slipping. When it cools off, it's very low on trany fluid.

If you didn't drive it too much and the clutch packs aren't fried, filling to the correct level will fix this. If you fried the clutches from slippage, it's tranny swap time.

A leaking pan will also remove considerable oil from the tranny, and it may only leak hot. Make sure the "ears" on the corners aren't bent, this will make it leak big time.

Another source of leakage is the servo seals on the passenger side of the tranny. when they go bad, fluid dribbles any time that servo is applied. Sometimes the cover seal can be replaced with the tranny in the car, sometimes not depending on model and which servo is leaking.

Both will run the tranny fluid on the exhaust, making white smoke if you have enough leaking.

Front seal can leak, too, but that leaves fluid dripping of the bell housing only.

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
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