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Xylene or xylol commonly sold as laquer thinner or as fuel works well. It costs about $5 per quart and one typically uses 2 to 6 ounces depending on the severity of the leak. It can take as long as a fortnight for it to do it's job. You can also add about an ounce of Toluene to speed up the process, but don't add more than an ounce of that.
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1980 pinto with a c3 transmission leaks from the front any help?
If a 1980 Pinto c3 transmission leaks from the front, adding stop lead fluid might help. This can be obtained from retail auto part stores.
Is there an additive to stop transmission leaks?
Depends of where the leak is. If it's a seal they have some additives that can swell up and restore an old dried out seal which "might" fix the front seals or rear seals from leaking. If it's from the transmission pan you might be able to "slightly" tighten the pan bolts and stop a leak if it's "small". Bolts are small and you don't want to overtighten and maybe bend the pan or worse break one off in the transmission. Be careful.
Do the products used to stop transmission leaks wor?
Generally, no. However. Sometimes the transmission "stop leak" products may allow you to get just a little more service out of a transmission, depending on the type of leak. Most transmission leaks are internal, and cause shifting problems, primarily slipping. When a transmission leaks internally, the hydraulic pressure is reduced and clutches do not properly engage. Stop leak formulas can reduce those problems and at least temporarily, restore most of the internal hydraulic pressure; but the transmission will not last long. In the process of reducing the leak, the internal seals are softened, causing them to wear out quickly. If your transmission is experiencing leaking to the outside through a seal, the results are less promising. External seals, those which prevent fluid from escaping to the outside of the transmission, fail quickly when you use a stop leak formula, and they do not usually result in leak reduction. External seal leaks are usually caused by a split or crack in the seal and stop leak formulas do not help with that. If the leak is caused by a loose or poorly fitting gasket, stop leak formulas do not help at all.
What is a good solvent to yous to stop leak in main seal transmission seal?
You can the Lucas oil additives, but, in the end, you're still going to have to replace the rear bearing seal.
How to repair a transmission leak?
Also you can use special additives which you can find at local stores. Additives have positive and negative features. Positive: if the leak is not serious it will seal it and save your time and money. But if the transmission leaks very bad you have to do what was recommended before. Negative: if you live in any state with extremely low temperatures it's not recommended to use additives because it changes transmission fluid viscosity (makes it more viscous) and it can damage the transmission.Answeryou should start by finding where the leak is coming from. Then clean the transmission with brake clean or something similar and start the car to let the fluid run and confirm the leak is from the suspected area. Then it should only take a gasket or seal to fix the problem
Is the over the counter transmission additives really work and will in damage transmission?
by replacing the bad gasket / seal
What are the plus' and minus' of Food additives and should we stop eating them altogether?
Yes,we should stop eating food with food additives because they can damage our health.
Diagram of 97 Isuzu Rodeo transmission?
The front transmission line leaks, how do I replace it?
Where does the transmission fluid goes?
on the ground, if it tranny leaks
Do oil stop leak additives really work?
If you can afford to fix it right that is a better option. Otherwise it depends where the leak is. Bars Leaks 2 Part Engine Fix works great and even will restore engine performance.
What happens when Transmission fluid leaks into the radiator?
You replace the radiator
Do engine stop leaks work?
I can say from experience that Restore will stop engine oil leaks. Beyond that I have no idea. NO, they are only a temporary fix.
