Water in with the trans fluid!

[JD]

I have a mates VP Calais 5.0L to run around in while i get the Falcon going.

It leaks ( quite a lot ) of water because the bottom radiator hose has a crack in it and when i looked at the water coming out it had a red/brown tinge to it.

So i checked the oil ( in case of head gasket ) but that was fine.
Then i checked the trans fluid ( trans has been slipping a bit and was " rebuilt " 4 months ago ) and it was a mix of water and trans fluid.

So how can i fix it with not spending much ( or any ) money?

[dijm8]

well if the trans was rebuilt 4 months ago it shud it be under warranty?? if so take it back to em...

[JD]

it was part of the deal ( bought it from a dealership he was working at ) and he's not on speaking terms with the boss anymore but i will see if he can find out.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

It won't be covered under warranty if the radiator failing has caused the transmission to have problems. It is unusual for water to get into the trans, it is more likely to have trans fluid in the radiator. The radiator must be really bad for it to have gone into the transmission.

[immortality]

a new radiator is only a couple hundred $$$ or get a second hand one atleast. get the trans flushed profesionally as the water contamination can't be good for it and don't drive it in the mean time unless you want to risk damage to the trans

[adam69]

What he said

[vn calais manual]

speaking terms shouldnt mean anything, take it back. if all else fails, new radiator and flush out your trans. and while your at it. maybe fix that radiator hose..

[JD]

im seeing my mate ( dude who owns it ) on thursday, it can be his problem as he stuffed it anywho, but cheers for the help!

[immortality]

speaking terms shouldnt mean anything, take it back. if all else fails, new radiator and flush out your trans. and while your at it. maybe fix that radiator hose..

there's really no point in taking it back, the water in the trans fluid isn't something that the trans shop has done unless it's coming from somewhere other then that faulty radiator. unless the radiator was stuffed when it went there, they aren't liable for anything. and even then they only shoulda pointed out the fact that the transcooler in the radiator was faulty and was going to damage your newly reco'd transmission.

suggest it gets flushed sooner then later, water in the trans itself going to do damage like rust in important places unless it's removed soon as

[JD]

yeah ill flush it and keep it together, im giving back to him maybe next week and im not driving much atm so it should survive til then