'97 Taurus, leaking tranny fluid, undriveable?

[agoric875]

Hello all, sorry i know this isnt a explorer...but it's a Ford. My sisters car just started leaking tranmission fluid. she noticed it when she was backing out of her friends drive way. so that's where it sits. she did drive it a few hundred feet.
Why would it be leaking so bad? thanks all!

 

[Brain]

automatic or manual? sounds like a bad seal or gasket someplace.

 

[agoric875]

6Automatic...did the 3.0 come with a stick? btw it has 163,x.. on it.

 

[agoric875]

Problem solved. A tranmission line burst.

 

[Brain]

The one that goes to/from the transmission cooler in the radiator? That seems to be one place where a lot of fkuid will come out very quickly. Glad you got it fixed.

 

[agoric875]

Thanks brain...it was wierd at the shop the guy started to do the repair and then said he didnt have the right tool. so he waited a day; tried to get the "tool" from a few local dealers, and coulnt find one. He ended up repairing the existing line and charging my sis less, which worked good for her.