gearbox leak

[Billal Abbasi]

hi i have a 1997 legnum vr4 tiptronic.it has a bad oil leak coming fom the gearbox. i have checked underneath but the oil seems to be dripping from where the fly wheel is.could the seal inside the box be leaking? if so what do i have to do to ammend it.

[Kieran]

hi i have a 1997 legnum vr4 tiptronic.it has a bad oil leak coming fom the gearbox. i have checked underneath but the oil seems to be dripping from where the fly wheel is.could the seal inside the box be leaking? if so what do i have to do to ammend it.

Very common problem - Search the forums for "Torque Converter Seal" and you'll find loads of threads about it.

In a nutshell, the ATF seal on the automatic gearbox fails and leaks. The seal costs about £10, but you have to split the gearbox off the engine to get at it.

[Billal Abbasi]

cheers

[Kieran]

cheers

You're welcome - And welcome to CVR-4! /Welcome

[richy rich]

Very common problem - Search the forums for "Torque Converter Seal" and you'll find loads of threads about it.

In a nutshell, the ATF seal on the automatic gearbox fails and leaks. The seal costs about £10, but you have to split the gearbox off the engine to get at it.
As above.

/Welcome

[bradc]

just make sure that you keep a VERY close eye on oil levels. The gearboxes are sensitive to the amount of oil in them and if you let it go too low you will kill the gearbox which will triple the repair bill

[Ryan]

That's right! I know from my own experience that once fluid level drops some very crazy things start happening.

I could not reverse up my driveway for about 5 minutes after starting - whenever going around right hand corners I would lose all drive.

When going down hills it would snap down a gear completely of it's own volition - sending the trans. into "limp home mode" (flashing N symbol).

That was all due to severe fluid loss from a failed torque converter seal. As I had driven the car like that for several months I elected to have the AT completely rebuilt at a cost of $3550 so prevention is definitely better than cure!

[Billal Abbasi]

thanks guys i guess il have to replace it asap.

[Kieran]

thanks guys i guess il have to replace it asap.

Unfortunately, yes. The seal isn't one that just leaks a little bit - it gets progressively worse to the point that it nigh-on runs out if it's left long enough!!:speechles

[Nutter_John]

Where abouts are you Billal as I may be able to help with the replacement

[KHK]

T..............................
That was all due to severe fluid loss from a failed torque converter seal. As I had driven the car like that for several months I elected to have the AT completely rebuilt at a cost of $3550 so prevention is definitely better than cure!


3550??? what currency?

[Robotnik123]

3550??? what currency?

Pretty sure that's Kiwi dollars.

[joejoe]

hi k,just read about the guy with the oil leak from his gearbox.my 98 galant has a leak coming out of the inspection plate at the bottom of the box,could it be the same seal as his. thanks joejoe

[Nick Mann]

It sounds like you have the same problem. Have you got a VR4? I'm not sure if Non-VR4s have the same issue with a poor original seal design, but the oil leak you describe is exactly what you'd expect to see.

[joejoe]

its 98 galant 2,lt manual box,whats the price of these seals

[richy rich]

About £12

But yours is a Man not a auto so it will not be the TC seal yours sounds like it could be the input shaft seal. Its in the same place but different design.