View Full Version : Tranmission oil cooler leak
dalmation53
11-09-2022, 04:34 PM
My friend is an idiot he jacked up the trans cooler to replace the trans mount and i realized now its leaking. My question is now i need a trans cooler but when i remove it will a lot of atf fluid will gush out of there? Or just a little bit? Will i need to ad ATF fluid aftrr replacing ?
dalmation53
11-09-2022, 04:35 PM
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dalmation53
11-09-2022, 06:26 PM
I got my answer / thread
sepheroth86
11-10-2022, 05:36 AM
I got my answer / thread
Might be helpful for people in the future to know what you did to rectify the issue.
Valpo A7
11-10-2022, 11:00 AM
Disconnect at the hoses and carefully lower it down to a catch pan to contain the mess. Put new back in place then pump fluid into the unit through 1 of the hoses. Once all back together bring up to temp and check fluid level to top it off. All together you will probably need about 1/2 quart of ZF ATF fluid.
At least that is what is did when I pulled the engine / trans to do the timing chains.
dalmation53
11-10-2022, 07:47 PM
Thank you for your reply man did to ucb fluid came out or not that much?
Valpo A7
11-11-2022, 05:39 AM
I really did not lose much fluid from the transmission or open lines when I removed it. But I knew that I was going to lose the volume of the cooler which is why I filled it before hand. Once I got it back attached and up to temp I did not lose any fluid from the fill plug which is why I topped it off at the fill plug.
dalmation53
11-11-2022, 07:47 PM
Well i barely lost any fluid tbh it was quite easy to replace.