Thread: Tranny Leak.. caused a big white smoke cloud

Originally Posted by BillBoost37

Fluid on top of the trans w/o a line peeing on it likely means you bult up a lot of pressure and blew fluid out the breather on top of the trans. I'd swing it by a trans shop for a diagnosis as this one could be involved with a channel plate gasket or something else. Tough to diagnose from just the info you gave us. I'd run some pressure tests etc on it.

As for the bolt you are missing. Take a close look at the trans. Do you see 3 bolts and a stud wtih the battery cables on it? If so, your car has all it's bolts. The hole you likely see is the dowl pin hole and not a bolt hole. 4 bolts in total on the side you are looking at plus one that's out of sight. FWIW it's not a big deal. I have run on 4 bolts in the past and this weekend a car came in with only 3 total.

Thanks BillBoost
well i did run it by a trans shop, the man did a tranny on my friends maxima car ran great afterwards.. no probs at all. So i took to him, he said it might/will be the turbine (said it in spanish, so im assuming its that) or the torque converter.. thats its prolly burnt. He says he still has to open it up to see whats exactly the prob.. i asked how much for a rebuild he says 1400.. I called some Junkyard that actually had a gtp tranny says they want 500 for it.. WORTH IT? IDK how many miles, & all that on it.. the tranny is off a 98, mines a 99.. will a 97 also fit it? or no? since ive seen that some stuff from a 97 is different to other years..

Thanks for your help bill

BTW..
the trans shop guy said it did spill from the breather.. which also the hole for the bolt that i say is close by to it. same thing he says that i built to much pressure & it spilled thru the breather. I check the oil level today & it was marking on the very tip of the dip stick, where it says "add 1pt./ .5 lt." something like that.. so im thinkin that FINALLY its measuring right.. went and bought some dex. VI & poured half a Qt in.. checked it again, marked right in the middle.. so thats how i got to work today & back.. no probs at all, to & from work !..

Are you checking it with the engine running and up to temperature?

The bolt next to the breather is likely the pressure port where a pressure gauge could be hooked up.

Originally Posted by BillBoost37

Are you checking it with the engine running and up to temperature?

The bolt next to the breather is likely the pressure port where a pressure gauge could be hooked up.

yes..
Engine running & to temp., & on level ground..