gsbarry
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- Stock 97 4.0 EB SOHC
I have a pesky transmission pan leak that I'm having trouble solving. It's a very slow leak when sitting in driveway, on an incline, out the back of the pan gasket. Initially had a cork gasket in place, thinking that was a bad gasket, I replaced with felpro (black paper-like gasket). Still leaking. Thought possibly pan was slightly warped, so replaced with new aftermarket pan (Dorman), and felpro gasket again. Still leaking...
Torqued bolts in sequence (cross-ways starting from middle) to spec (~110 inch-lbs) with tq wrench every time.
Any suggestions on next steps? Thoughts that come to mind are: don't park on an incline (not a great option), the trans case is warped (even worse), replace again with some other kind of gasket (not sure what), maybe add some kind of sealant, or make a mess and waste time with hi-temp RTV. This is on a 5R55E, but doubt that matters.
Torqued bolts in sequence (cross-ways starting from middle) to spec (~110 inch-lbs) with tq wrench every time.
Any suggestions on next steps? Thoughts that come to mind are: don't park on an incline (not a great option), the trans case is warped (even worse), replace again with some other kind of gasket (not sure what), maybe add some kind of sealant, or make a mess and waste time with hi-temp RTV. This is on a 5R55E, but doubt that matters.