There is tranny fluid slowly leaking from this hole. That`s up on jackstands with the car off. Now, I would imagine that it`s leaking more when in gear or going down the highway. There was a bunch of tiny tranny drops all over the back of the car. I`m sure it`s leaking from there because I wiped it off and watched as fluid formed around the lip from inside of the hole. I would imagine that hole is for maybe a mount to be threaded in from another application. The hole is blocked but there is a slight void in one side of it. I`m tempted to either get a rubber stopper or use maybe jb weld. Any thoughts?
Thanks
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Are you talking about the large seal that the torque convertor goes through or the small seal on the shaft for the lock-up. I had the transmission out not long ago and I replaced that seal. I pulled off the inspection plate and the torque convertor and the bell housing seems dry inside.
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I just went and looked at another 4t65e that I have and what`s strange is it has a hole just like mine in the car and when I looked inside of it the bottom has what appears to be a bit of lead or something right at the bottom on one side. If that little drop of lead weren`t there it would have a hole just like the one in my car. I think something must have fallen out of that small hole in the bottom of the opening, although I can`t imagine what it`s purpose could be.
You can try to put a plug in there and see if it stops the leak.
That`s what I`m going to do. I don`t imagine it can hurt anything. Thanks
I`m just curious if there were a number or a certain year that they bored that hole a little deep and it broke into a channel or something and the cure was to just stick some kind of sealing compound in there to seal it up.
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That`s what I`m going to do. I don`t imagine it can hurt anything. Thanks
I`m just curious if there were a number or a certain year that they bored that hole a little deep and it broke into a channel or something and the cure was to just stick some kind of sealing compound in there to seal it up.
Well, the hole was not the problem. I drove my car across town and by the time I got there the back of my car had transmission fluid all over it. I got under it and there was oil coming out from around the inspection plate. I don`t see how it`s leaking from the seal where the torque convertor goes into the transmission because I replace that seal not long ago. Oh well, I guess it`s coming out.
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Car is going again. I ended up getting a new heavy duty flex plate from ZZP because mine was warped. Also a new torque converter because the bushing was worn. When I pulled the transmission from the engine the torque converter seal was almost out, thus the leak. I assume the warped flex plate caused the seal to back out. I replaced the seal and resealed the oil pan gasket because I think it had a leak as well. So far no leaks under car. Dang, I didn`t realize my car was down for 4 months.
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If both the "bushing" and the "TC" were shot, did you at least change the fluid and the filter ??
Oh yea, I replaced the flat pan on my existing transmission with the ZZP finned pan that I had laying around. I replaced the filter and the fluid. Actually the bushing wasn`t that bad it had just worn unevenly on one side. The flex plate was terribly warped, although I`m not sure how it got that bad.
