nick88
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Hey guys,
My mate n me did a service on my car today, changed engine oil over, new spark plugs, oil filter etc...and we did a transmission service too, so i bought a tranny service kit from Repco for the 4L60e box, which came with a new cork gasket and filter.
We undid the sump, drained the oil and cleaned up the inside of the sump, took the original gasket off(which was plastic i think) cleaned it up again, put on some selleys silicon, cork gasket ontop and some more silicon on that, cleaned up the transmission area where the sump bolts onto and did the bolts up, not as tight as we could get it, but not loose so it would leak(and not so tight it would break)...filled it bak up with some dextron III, started the car up and let it warm up, checked fluid levels and they were ok, went for a short drive around the block and then bak into the drive way.....look underneath and theres this huge puddle of transmission fluid everywhere! and all up the driveway it was dripping from when i got home! we looked underneath and the cork gasket had like been squezzed out in some areas(corners).....
What could have caused this? i dont think we tightened it up too far cause it wasnt leaking before i took it for a spin, so it was all good then.
Is there anything you guys could suggest that we can do when we try to fix it up tomorrow?
Thankz
Nick
My mate n me did a service on my car today, changed engine oil over, new spark plugs, oil filter etc...and we did a transmission service too, so i bought a tranny service kit from Repco for the 4L60e box, which came with a new cork gasket and filter.
We undid the sump, drained the oil and cleaned up the inside of the sump, took the original gasket off(which was plastic i think) cleaned it up again, put on some selleys silicon, cork gasket ontop and some more silicon on that, cleaned up the transmission area where the sump bolts onto and did the bolts up, not as tight as we could get it, but not loose so it would leak(and not so tight it would break)...filled it bak up with some dextron III, started the car up and let it warm up, checked fluid levels and they were ok, went for a short drive around the block and then bak into the drive way.....look underneath and theres this huge puddle of transmission fluid everywhere! and all up the driveway it was dripping from when i got home! we looked underneath and the cork gasket had like been squezzed out in some areas(corners).....
What could have caused this? i dont think we tightened it up too far cause it wasnt leaking before i took it for a spin, so it was all good then.
Is there anything you guys could suggest that we can do when we try to fix it up tomorrow?
Thankz
Nick