droppin tranny fluid mad style!!
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Originally Posted by llBlazin_llLo
I' cut my cat off and welded in a straight pipe. Then my donut inbetween the rear manifold and DP took a dump and only way I could get one was to custom order one from the dealer. Well when I went to pick it up I figured H*** might as well get them to put it in. Well long story short, they didn't even say one word about the cat not being there.
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well, it is finally all fixed. I went to the dealership- my VIN fell into a catagory that fit for the recall, but it said it only affected certain states (like 35 of them), and, my car was apparently bought in Lousiana, which was one not covered, so they wouldn't honor the recall... So, i went to autozone, bought some 5/16th hose and went home. I got the car up on the ramps, and then removed the plastic clamps that hold the input and output steel lines from the radiator to the tranny. it was all rusty where they were, and when i started my car- one of the rusted spots started squirting all over the place. I tried to epoxy+electical tape it, but that didn't do the trick. The rubber line was 3/8, not 5/16, so the next day got the right size hose, an insert coupling, and a handfull of screw clamps. I cut the hose off, put the coupling in and attached the new hose, and used my dremel to cut off the steel line on the far side of the rust, slid the new hose over it, and screwed it all tight. Its been just fine- hasn't leaked so far, and hopefully won't be.
So, heads up! check those clamps- they'll prolly rust your lines through too- at least when you break 380k
Thanks for the help guys,
jeff
So, heads up! check those clamps- they'll prolly rust your lines through too- at least when you break 380k
Thanks for the help guys,
jeff
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Originally Posted by willwren
Originally Posted by llBlazin_llLo
I' cut my cat off and welded in a straight pipe. Then my donut inbetween the rear manifold and DP took a dump and only way I could get one was to custom order one from the dealer. Well when I went to pick it up I figured H*** might as well get them to put it in. Well long story short, they didn't even say one word about the cat not being there.
Maybe check where the axle shaft goes into the trans on the passenger side. There'* a seal in there that I'm pretty sure could go bad if the conditions were right. I change my seal when I installed my new trans...even though the trans was rebuilt a lil before I bought it....Cheap insurance.
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Originally Posted by willwren
Originally Posted by llBlazin_llLo
I' cut my cat off and welded in a straight pipe. Then my donut inbetween the rear manifold and DP took a dump and only way I could get one was to custom order one from the dealer. Well when I went to pick it up I figured H*** might as well get them to put it in. Well long story short, they didn't even say one word about the cat not being there.
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