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Torque converter blowing through seals
I have recently had my torque converter rebuilit by a shop, and now that they have it back, and the TC back in the car, it keeps blowing seals everytime they drive it. Runs beautifully, blows a seal. They have now used both the OEM subaru seal, and an aftermarket seal. My car has been in the shop since march, and now i am getting very irritated....could someone suggest what might be causing this. Any help IS VERY APRRECIATED
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Sorry to hear that Andrew... I'm not sure, but I'd have them check the line pressure in the tranny to make sure it's at factory spec.
A friend of mine in town blew through 3 Level 10 trannies in his modified '00 SVT Lightning, and when they checked the line pressure, it was 2.5 times higher than spec! -Chike
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Yeah, that's my thought. Don't go back to these guys! Dave |
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an outside guess might be that they are failing to fill the torque converter with ATF before installing. I have heard of seal failure when this is not done, but don't know first hand if true or how likely.
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