Transmission fluid pouring out of the front Bell housing
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01-28-2019, 05:29 PM
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Transmission fluid pouring out of the front Bell housing
I know this topic is all over this thread but none answered my problem. Ok first of I have a 2001 Ford F-250 super duty 5.4 4r100 4x4 with a 4 inch lift and tires are 315/75/r16. On January 23 my fathers birthday, on my way home from work it was like 10 degrees out and I let the truck warm up for 5 to 10 minutes and about 3 mile away from work, I see white smoke from behind me and the rpms jumped from 2,350 to about 3,000 and then 4,000 and that happen extremely fast so I couldn’t lift for about a second because it happened that fast and I put the truck in neutral and shut off the engine and coasted to the side of the road and seen transmission fluid pouring out of bellhousing and when I got the truck towed home and pull the transmission and look like nothing looked wrong, I’m mean nothing and I’m just lost on this and I’m 18 and try to fix my truck with out taking it to a shop and pay triple of what it would cost me to do it and thanks for helping me
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01-28-2019, 05:43 PM
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Personally, I let my truck warm up a bit more before driving it when it’s that cold. Try pouring out ATF when it’s been at 10* for hours doesn’t flow real well. There’s a seal that leaks when you back up and the transmission gets hot from lack of air flow through the cooler.
I’m guessing @Mark Kovalsky will have the actual answer.
Personally, I let my truck warm up a bit more before driving it when it’s that cold. Try pouring out ATF when it’s been at 10* for hours doesn’t flow real well. There’s a seal that leaks when you back up and the transmission gets hot from lack of air flow through the cooler.
I’m guessing @Mark Kovalsky will have the actual answer.
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01-28-2019, 07:22 PM
When I used to live where it was really cold I never let it warm up for more than the time it took me to put on my seatbelt. And I'm talking temperatures as low as -30°F. Long idle times are not good for it, and don't do the engine or transmission any good. Just drive it easy until it warms up.
Fluid coming out of the bellhousing can only come from two places. Either the torque converter cracked (possible, but unlikely) or the torque converter hub seal failed. Since you have the trans out (did I read that correctly?) I recommend you replace the hub seal, the bushing behind the seal, and the pump seal since you have to remove the pump to replace the bushing. There is an aftermarket seal available that is far superior to the original seal. It's made from a material called Viton.
Fluid coming out of the bellhousing can only come from two places. Either the torque converter cracked (possible, but unlikely) or the torque converter hub seal failed. Since you have the trans out (did I read that correctly?) I recommend you replace the hub seal, the bushing behind the seal, and the pump seal since you have to remove the pump to replace the bushing. There is an aftermarket seal available that is far superior to the original seal. It's made from a material called Viton.
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