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OIl leak and Flashing Transmission Light 850 1993

posted by  hellsa on  Thu Mar 11 01:07 CST 2004
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I looked at those codes and I too noticed that the codes are very specific regarding the solenoid that is affected. Once I saw this level of specificity I had the sense that the shop was trying to snow me or perhaps wasn't as attentive to something as they should have been,

I went to an independent repair facility here in Brooklyn - Bay Diagnostic.

Something that also made me uncomfortable was that when I mentioned the Flame Trap as a possible issue, the mechanic replied that my car doesn't have a Flame Trap. Then he went on to say that he can't see the flame trap due to its location, but that he tests for high crankcase pressure by seeing whether there's an upward pressure at the oil cap. At first this makes sense, but if you look closer it doesn't: Since the car already has oil leaking out the rear main seal thatindicates that any inordinately high crankcase pressures that may exist are likely venting through the seal as well. It's a lot easier for air to get out the seal than for oil, right?

So I plan to manually check the flame trap myself and flush the transmission fluid. Who knows, maybe the trap is clogged and removing/replacing it might slow the rear main seal leak enough so that I can get more mileage out of it before pulling it down for replacement. It's a shame cause the engine really runs well and the car was well maintained.

Thanks for all your help too.





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