Baaaaaaad transmission leak
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Baaaaaaad transmission leak
I'm looking for another Tribute, and came across an 06 with 115K miles, AWD with the 2.3 four cyl. I haven't seen the truck yet as it's two hours away, but the owner said it's got a bad tranny leak- like a quart every ten miles. He says he believes it to be the input seal.
Anybody know if this is common and/or what's typically involved in repairing it? I am a bit concerned over the long term prospects as I don't know if the clutches got scorched when it ran low on fluid.
If the best plan would be to do a complete rebuild instead of just fixing the leak, what would a typical local rebuilder get for this type of transmission?
Any insight appreciated.
John
Anybody know if this is common and/or what's typically involved in repairing it? I am a bit concerned over the long term prospects as I don't know if the clutches got scorched when it ran low on fluid.
If the best plan would be to do a complete rebuild instead of just fixing the leak, what would a typical local rebuilder get for this type of transmission?
Any insight appreciated.
John
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If it leaks that bad it will need a pump and torque converter bare minimum. You should figure on having to overhaul or replace the trans. Take $2k-3k off the value of the truck. Possibly more since it is AWD. Most AWD systems really suck. If you need 4wd then stick with 4wd, not AWD.
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