I don’t even know if i would buy transmission fluid. Find the cheapest bulk oil (not vegetable oil or anything like that) and run that. Probably from a tractor supply or something. I don’t know but maybe spray foam precisely applied in the leak area.
Any way to temporarily "fix" large transmission leak?
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Lol. If there is a drain plug Maybe run a hose from the torque converter area into the drain plug.sounds like in his case me may need to suspend the catch pan from the vehicle while he is driving.
a hose to put the leaking fluid back into the transmission. i like it!
Edited a couple of times for clarity. this post assumes the car is near to be junked, and the OP is looking at desperate levels of repair.
First attempt, is to add a thickener or seal sweller like Lucas transmission fix. That could limp it along for a respectfully decent time. I’ve used Lucas and gotten good results from it, over several years even.
last resort is a tablespoon of brake fluid. ive not heard of this in a while, but back in the day I was told it would cause the seals to swell. It would work well enough for a few days or weeks, and then hemmorage and die a complete seal death throughout the entire unit.
note: the brake fluid hack WILL likely and ultimately destroy the transmission.
First attempt, is to add a thickener or seal sweller like Lucas transmission fix. That could limp it along for a respectfully decent time. I’ve used Lucas and gotten good results from it, over several years even.
last resort is a tablespoon of brake fluid. ive not heard of this in a while, but back in the day I was told it would cause the seals to swell. It would work well enough for a few days or weeks, and then hemmorage and die a complete seal death throughout the entire unit.
note: the brake fluid hack WILL likely and ultimately destroy the transmission.
