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Old 06-24-2008, 05:43 PM   #1
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my tranny dipstick is leaking???
Okay guys i have just swapped a new 700r4 in with a new motor on my car.
My only issue is im leaking tranny fluid. At first it was the lines. I then fixed them.

Now it looks as if im leaking out of the dipstick. the dipstick is the original one from the old tranny.

Is there a seal or gasket i needed? or is it too overfilled if its leaking from there? Im really confused

I thought maybe the oil pan gasket, but the whole area where the dipstick goes in is oily
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Re: my tranny dipstick is leaking???
At the top of the dipstick tube, or at the bottom where it goes into the transmission?
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Old 06-25-2008, 12:44 AM   #3
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bottom where it goes in
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Re: my tranny dipstick is leaking???
You need a new top hat seal. It probably got torn up putting the dipstick tube back in.
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Re: my tranny dipstick is leaking???
same thing happened to me. new packing fixed it. make sure your dipstick didn't get bent or anything while you had things apart and that its torqued down tight.
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Re: my tranny dipstick is leaking???
does the top hat seal get put on the dipstick and then it goes in???


or is it something that goes internally on the tranny?

Can i get one at autozone or something?
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Re: my tranny dipstick is leaking???
It's between the dipstick tube and the transmission. You might be able to get one at a local parts store. They cost about $1.50.
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Re: my tranny dipstick is leaking???
hey i pmed you to find out if i should put the top hat on the dipstick then put it in the trany or put the hat in the tranny first
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Re: my tranny dipstick is leaking???
I can't think of which way I usually do it. I probably put it in the transmission first.
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Re: my tranny dipstick is leaking???
Alright thanx. i hope this one seals fine. it has a small rip on the bottom of it, but it is perfect at the upper part where it seals
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Re: my tranny dipstick is leaking???
really old thread.. when you out the seal in, do you just put it in or should you put some silicone on it or something?? REALLY novice questions i know, but id like to do it right the first time
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