VL auto

[DONHOMER]

VL auto dumped fluid on road and lost all drive in all gears. Probable causes?

[87RB30VL]

Dead transmission?

[nasty1]

lost all gears cause lost all oil.

cause propably a seal

[DONHOMER]

Vl auto (Let me refraze my first entry) auto was going good then suddenly started slipping (loosing drive in all gears) when i stopped car it had a few litres of auto fluid in a puddle under car. maybe i over filled it, topped up auto fluid last week.any ideas of cause and fix?

[detox_nath83]

where it come from was it more under the trans or up the front.. I just tonight replaced my front hoses as one was split and i was pumping out fluid. (front hoses are for the trans cooler built into the radiator drivers side end tank)

u probably overfilled it so i would think u blew out a seal. if fluid is coming from front of trans its your input shaft seal if its the rear of the box its the output shaft seal.

[DONHOMER]

Thanks for replies to my VL Auto problem,sounds like its a seal,whats involved in replacing front or back seal or both ,do i have to drop trans out of car?how much would an auto shop charge on average to fix seal? cheers Donhomer

[jatsvl]

firstly tell us where the oil came from, e.g. front of engine bay, front of trans, rear of trans etc etc.
if it's front of engine bay easy fix, if it's rear of trans (seal) easy fix, if it's front of trans (seal) you have a problem that requires the trans to be removed.

[DONHOMER]

Hi again thanks for help.Leak seems to originate from between back of bellhousing and front of auto oil pan on bottom of auto,is the oil pump located there?there are some oil lines in that area as well.Have ALLORY'S manual (doesn't show much detail)will put some more fluid in auto to find exact location of leak.Is there any where i can get some good pics of VL 6cylinder trans?cheers

[detox_nath83]

I rekon judging by that jargon its coming from your front seal and blowing back. if ur car sits for a while is there drips coming from the bell housing as in where it meets your engine??? give me the weekend ill get some pics of my spare trans as im moving my spare rb30 and box to my new house

[DONHOMER]

can anyone give me some instructions on how to fix front seal on vl auto (nissan 6, jacko box) with some pics if possible?cheers.Donhomer

[jatsvl]

R u sure that is the problem? with your JATCO Transmission.
if so the trans MUST be removed out from under the vehicle. which not just anybody can do. are you confident, able and have the correct tools? e.g. hoist or jack, ramps and chassis stands, socket set with adequate extensions?

[detox_nath83]

Hot tip if ur getting trans out do the rear main(on Engine behind Flywheel) and output shaft seal on the trans as well as the filter and tighten the bands.
cheap parts and worth doing it for peace of mind

[sus steven]

have alook at the bell housing what happens is the bolts holding the bell housing comes loose and then leaks from the bolts which looks like its a front seal had it before

[detox_nath83]

but regardless of how tight those bolts are bloke there is not meant to b oil in the bell housing,
Hence Front seal or rear main, or faulty/cracked torque inverter

[Nackerz]

it could also be the trans lines on the side of the box. Broken, split, loose. Check these first and then get back to us

[The VL Wagon]

be the fact you lost all your fluid same thing happend to me when i span out coming off a dirt road on to a paved road but i cracked a little towing radiator and lost all my gears and that but since i dont tow or anythink so i took out the towing radiator and i just conneted the hoses and toped it back up and i was set

[detox_nath83]

thats part of the "tow pack" which is plumbed into your rad as an additional trans cooler some vls didnt have it,,,,


same as some vls did not have powersteering