climing gravel hill trany puked

[wishiwerefishn]

in my 92 xl i was climing a steap hill in only 2wheel drive my motor was hot but not overheating also had just got off highway (1 1/2 hour drive) about five minutes into hill i smelt hot fluid smell from under truck when i looked it was coming from pass side in between motor and trany so i let it cool added fresh oil and lucas oil trany fix it seemed to work so i finished climb with heater on full blast still leaked i little but not like earlier camped for the weekend (3 days-n-nights)topped up fluid drove home hasn't leaked since. BUT should i expect this again in a simular situation?????

 

[Masterd]

I believe its common for these front seals to leak alot when the tranny gets hot

 

[colindo94]

If it was coming from the crack in between the motor and bellhousing of the tranny then chances are it is the front pump seal. Thats a very common problem with this tranny and a major pain in the a** to fix. Although it could have been the overflow in the tranny. If the tranny starts to overheat it will spit a ton of ATF out of the overflow tube. A couple weeks ago I was climing a steep rock gardan and on the last ledge I noticed the torque converter winding up like crazy and the truck was going nowhere. All of a sudden I smelt hot oil and 1.5 quarts spit out of the overflow. That was also just after a 1.5 hour drive on the highway.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Check your fan clutch, coolant level, radiator cap seal, and reserve tank. The engine might not appear to be overheating, but the ATF could be very hot. A heavy duty transmission cooler might help too. Check # 2 & # 9 in my list of useful threads for more information.

 

[mikeinri]

I was sort of thinking about that too. Could be coming out of the vent.

 

[Curtis]

I wouldnt worry too much yet.

I had a 92 Mustang years ago... while driving on the highway, I turned back to talk to a friend and all this white smoke was pouring out behind me.. I immediatly pulled in and we all got out thinking the worst. There was a lot of tranny fluid on the ground. I guess when it blew it hit the exhaust and caused the white smoke... good thing it didnt ignite!!

Well I had no tranny fluid to add, and the dipstick still said full.
I took my time and drove home, crawled under and saw no more leaks.. and it never leaked after.

 

[mikeinri]

That happened to me while pulling a trailer in the summer, running the A/C. It was over 90 degrees outside, and the temp gauge wasn't happy. It was also a few weeks after I had the tranny fluid flushed, and the fluid was overfilled at the shop.

Learned that lesson the hard way, although I still don't know a great method for letting some fluid out without dropping the pan and gasket.

Mike

 

[BrooklynBay]

You could siphon some ATF out of the fill tube.

 

[Curtis]

You could siphon some ATF out of the fill tube.

LOL that reminds me again of my Mustang story... when I got back home, the fluid level seemed high... so I figured I would siphon it all out and add some new fluid. Well my siphon with the squeeze ball didnt work so good so I resorted to the manual suck method... well 32 dry heaves later I gave up. I got about half a quart out...