Tranny leaking at base of dipstick

nightzeus · 06-12-2003, 06:28 AM

Could someone please help me?

I live in an apartment and my landlord is mad at me for working on my car in the parking lot. So I don't get many opportunities to work on my car.

I replaced a C4 tranny for my 65 Mustang and now it keeps leaking trans fluid at the base of the dipstick tube. A very small flow, but in a month period it leaks about 2 and a half quarts!! How can this happen? There shouldn't be 2 and a half quarts of fluid even near the O-Ring. Is there pressure pushing the fluid up and out past the O-Ring? I changed the O-Ring and still it leaks.

It drives fine if it wasn't for this amazing, unstoppable, slow leak. Any suggestions. I've had it.

Thank you guy,
Richard

nightzeus · 06-12-2003, 06:30 AM

I forgot to add, the one month period of it leaking, it was completely parked without driving.

zach0 · 06-12-2003, 02:26 PM

Change the O-ring at the base of the dipstick

rtschoneman · 06-12-2003, 08:37 PM

check the tube. simular simptoms. after two sets of seals
and o rings i found a crack at the base under the ring.

nightzeus · 06-12-2003, 08:41 PM

Awesome idea. I'm going to check that out.

Thank you

06-12-2003, 06:28 AM	#1
nightzeus Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 3	Tranny leaking at base of dipstick Could someone please help me? I live in an apartment and my landlord is mad at me for working on my car in the parking lot. So I don't get many opportunities to work on my car. I replaced a C4 tranny for my 65 Mustang and now it keeps leaking trans fluid at the base of the dipstick tube. A very small flow, but in a month period it leaks about 2 and a half quarts!! How can this happen? There shouldn't be 2 and a half quarts of fluid even near the O-Ring. Is there pressure pushing the fluid up and out past the O-Ring? I changed the O-Ring and still it leaks. It drives fine if it wasn't for this amazing, unstoppable, slow leak. Any suggestions. I've had it. Thank you guy, Richard

06-12-2003, 02:26 PM	#3
zach0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Hampton, Virginia Posts: 227	Change the O-ring at the base of the dipstick __________________ 1980 RX7 with 289 Ford V-8 bored .030 over, Very radical cam, Torker 2 high rise intake, Holley 650 Carb, MSD Nascar 6ALN ignition, MSD coil and distributor, Headers with dual open side exhaust. Over 300 horse. 1966 Mustang still in progress

06-12-2003, 08:37 PM	#4
rtschoneman Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: poc, ID Posts: 16	leak check the tube. simular simptoms. after two sets of seals and o rings i found a crack at the base under the ring. __________________ rtschoneman

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06-12-2003, 06:30 AM	#2
nightzeus Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 3	I forgot to add, the one month period of it leaking, it was completely parked without driving.

06-12-2003, 08:41 PM	#5
nightzeus Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 3	Awesome idea. I'm going to check that out. Thank you