Welllllllllll, wait a sec, design flaw? After all, these vehicles are all over 20 years old. A while back I was researching used SUVs and the Nissan Pathfinder is well known for the same problem, with A LOT less age and mileage. And Nissan will tell you take a hike as far as covering repairs, which average $3,500.00. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > I recommend you get an external cooler, if you can rescue you > automatic > transmission (by best doing 2 oil changes and driving the first for a > couple of days! > I had this problem before, and then I replaced the cooler with a used > one > which also lasted only a few month now my transmission is bad - I have > no > idea if it can be rebuild or if I should better replace it! > Anyhow this cooler is kind of a design flaw! Remove that failure > opportunity, its better to loose the transmission oil than to get > water > into the transmission! > On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 11:43 AM, HotelWestfalia > <zolo@foxinternet.net>wrote : > > Hi to all, > > > > This is a first to me. The transmission cooler has failed, thus > > releasing > > a lot of oil into the cooling system. Now I'm not sure how to rinse > > the > > whole system to get rid of the oil. If detergent to be used, what > > kind and > > how much to a gallon of water. > > > > Also I was real surprised how expensive a new cooler cost, between > > 530 and > > 300 dollars. I would think an external radiator type cooler would be > > cheaper and better for the purpose, as is used on other cars. > > > > Zoltan > > > -- > Tobias Gogolin > Tel. Movistar (646) 124 32 82 > Tel. Telcel (646) 160 58 99 > skype: moontogo > messenger: usertogo@hotmail.com > First Bitcoin Account: 1LCupcVd8HhAGyVhd3xayPpnQHeis7rAiV > Blog: http://zeitgeistensenada.blogspot.com/ > You develop Sustainable Ranch Technology at > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SURA-TECH > an Open Source Electric Motor/Alternator at > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Performance_Axial_Flux > and an Open Source Motor Controller at > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GoBox |
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