How to get my transmission to stop leaking fluid?
I have a 94 ford ranger and i took the transmission pan off to replace the filter, but i bought a new gasket for the pan and silicone to stop it from leaking but it didn't work, now it leaks so bad it leaves a trail of fluid in the road when i move it. It pours out as soon as it reaches the top of the pan. Do they make anything that i can put around the transmission pan to stop it from leaking so i don't have to take thr pan off again? I have took the pan off twice and still no luck. I just need somthing to go around it so it won't leak, i don't care if its permenant or not i just need to fix the leak.
I know that this may sound like a stupid question, but did you clean off all of the old gasket material before you put on the new gasket?
Also, once you use a gasket, it's done. If you break that seal again, you need to replace the gasket again. I mention it because you said you removed the pan again, but you didn't say that you replaced the gasket again.
There's nothing you can slap around it which will stop the leak. You need to find out why it's leaking and deal with that. As the first reply says, the favorite issue is failing to remove all traces of the old gasket and sealant from both the pan and the face it mates to. They must be clean and flat. Drain the transmission and take the pan off yet again, then check carefully. And use a new gasket every time, fitting it carefully and making sure it's the right way round. Reusing a gasket rarely works.
If you still can't get it to work, enlist the help of someone who knows that he's doing. A second eye often spots something you've missed.
The usual issue is the filter is not fixed correctly.
Get a decent mechanic to do the job properly.
You don't use silicon on a pan gasket. If the pan has no gasket you use RTV as a sealer. Using silicon on a pan gasket will cause it to either slip out of place or deform.
Straighten out the warped pan, or get a new one. There's no additive to correct this situation.
Never use silicon, use hi tack or RTV
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