TH350 squirting fluid out of dipstick prob.
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TH350 squirting fluid out of dipstick prob.
Ok, one day a few weeks ago I start my car and tranny fluid squirts out of my dipstick onto my headers. Can you say smoke show? So the other day I was setting my timing and wanted to see the total advance and it does it again. So today I drain out about a quart. I warm the car up, drive it around and check the level. It's just in the crosshatch area and says to add a quart. I don't think so. So I'm driving around and have to stop kinda quick for a light, and it blows out from the dipstick again. This is after I drained a quart out of it and it had never done that before I drained it when it was fuller. So I take it out on the freeway to beat on it cause I'm starting to get pissed, and I needed some coffee. Same thing, come to a stop on the off ramp and the smoke show begins. Everyone is looking at me like I'm an azzhole, but anyways. Why would this keep happening? Pump maybe? Filter? Thanks.
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Car: 91 camaro
Engine: 383
Transmission: T56
There should be an o-ring type thing at the top of the dipstick, so it'll seal onto the dipstick tube. Make sure that o-ring is still there and isn't all mangled or anything. That'd be a good place to start looking.
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Is the fluid normally forced up the tube? It never did it before.
And the rubber O ring could be better. But still, it never use to do it.
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And the rubber O ring could be better. But still, it never use to do it.
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About a year ago I had it rebuilt. My car is now undrivable. Fluid just pours out of the tube and onto the headers. Usually when I come to a stop. I was at McDonalds drive thru and had a nice big smoke show. It must be something serious. Looks like I'm gonna have to pull the tranny. But I have no idea what I'm looking for. Hopefully someone can tell me where to start looking. Thanks all.
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Problem solved. I had the breather hole plugged with a bolt cause it was leaking out when I was moving to storage and I forgot to unplug it and put the breather back in. OOOOOPS:lala:
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