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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 08:02 AM
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Smoking Gearbox...

Hi all, new to this site and i live in the uk...I must be one of very few folk over here who have a third gen camaro... i currently have a 86 5.0 tpi z28 iroc..

But it seems to smoke when i drive it... the problem being from the gearbox dipstick!!! kinda stange i know... any ideas on what it could be?

Car has been stood for some time before thi happened...

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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 08:14 PM
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Re: Smoking Gearbox...

a dipstick would mean a auto trans? the fluid is burning, either its low, or the trans is going. Or possibly its overfilled and it overflowing and getting ont he exhaust?
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 03:09 PM
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Re: Smoking Gearbox...

Hi, yes it is auto trans... its not overfilled and it selects all gears nicely... it might be a bit low.. will check on this...it last drove fine no problems just smoke out of the dipstick from the auto trans...
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