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97 boxster tiptronic transmission oil loss
Lost all the oil in the course of driving the last three miles home. Car is up in the air but I cannot see where it is leaking from. Oil appears to be coming from the right front of the trans forward of the diff housing but there are no oil lines there. I checked the lines over the trans from the heat exchanger and they both appear to be dry. Where else could it be coming from? I am about to fill the trans with cheap ATF and run it off load to see if I can find the leak.
When I drained the pan I saw no metal but there was only a pint or so left in there. Anyone have a picture of the trans from above and both sides so I can have an idea of what parts are hidden there? |
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Update to loss of oil
There was as I said about a pint or so of oil left in the pan so as I have been unable to locate the source of the "leak" I decided to fill the trans with cheap ATF and run it on the lift to see if I can see where the oil is coming from. now the question is; How much oil did I really lose? The pan is full with less than 4 quarts in it. Does this mean there is still 5 qts in the torque converter or is the torque converter empty anyway? Remember I know squat about auto trans so bear with me on this. I am learning.
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It is the seal at the torque converter so it is trans out time. What are the chances that it is not damaged is the big question? it never ran completely dry so I guess I could get lucky!!
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10-13-2011, 04:28 PM
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10-13-2011, 07:19 PM
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Tiptronic oil loss
After a few months of on and off working on my trans between the removal and rebuild of my 64 356 which decided to copycat the Boxster by losing 2 teeth off the diff crown wheel, I am ready to finish putting it back together but I am having a problem sourcing some parts. I need the oil transfer tubes between the valve body and the oil pump. They apparently are not the same as on other versions of this transmission but are longer and measure 1.25" long by 0.5" OD.
I also need the three torx head bolts that hold the drive shaft flange on the side of the trans. Does anyone have these parts or know where I can source them. I hate to put it back together with used parts but every place I have tried so far has come up short. Thanks in advance for any help. |
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