SPONSORED LINKS

Lost coolant and Transmission noises

Tiny
STEVE M
  • MEMBER
  • TOYOTA PICKUP
I have a 94 Toyota 4x4 pickup with a V6 and automatic trans with about 100k miles. Recently, it overheated on my lunch break. I added about a gallon of water to the radiator and made the 30 miles back home with no problems. I can see no evidence of fluid loss under the truck and the exhaust seems normal. I changed the oil which appeared normal and replaced the thermostat and put in new coolant. It seems to be going down slowly. I have noticed that the transmission (I think) is making noises like there is a lot of fluid in it that I had never noticed before. Is it possible that the coolant has made its way into the transmission?
SPONSORED LINKS
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007 AT 8:46 AM

1 Reply

Tiny
MERLIN2021
  • MECHANIC
  • 17,250 POSTS
What you need to look at is if the tranny cooler lines attach to the radiator, or a seperate cooler. If the lines attach to your radiator, check for a milky substance in both the radiator and tranny, that would indicate a crack in the coolr tank. Radiator would need to be replaced, cooling system flushed, and a possible tranny rebuild. If you have an external tranny cooler, the two can't mix! Pressure test cooling system to find the leak. Check tranny fluid for color and level!
SPONSORED LINKS
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007 AT 9:12 AM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Related Transmission Coolant In Transmission Content

VIEW MORE

Sponsored links