[T3] My 73 square FI Auto trans oil leak?

[William Jahn]

I,ve been driving 7 more miles round trip for the last month wifes been in
the hospital, So It is more drive then stop  oil drip  than before. For
this reason I need to add more often.

William

On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 8:46 AM William Jahn <willjahn975 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I leaves a small drip hard to tell how much about the size of a silver
> dollar . it drips from the crank seal area about 20 drips then stops so I
> add 4 oz every few days.
> William
>
> On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 7:09 AM Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
>
>> If it drips when parked, you should  be able to see where it drips FROM.
>> That narrows down the possibilities a lot.
>>
>> How much oil are you seeing? Does it leave a spot on the floor the next
>> morning, or a puddle?
>>
>> There is a drilling in the case, between the crank seal and the #1 main
>> bearing, that's at a rather odd angle. It's possible that it was
>> carefully thought
>> out so that the crank rotation would tend to pump oil out that hole and
>> back
>> into the sump.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On 1 May 2022 at 17:42, William Jahn wrote:
>>
>> > I watched many times and for some odd reason it does not leak while
>> > running, only when sitting parked it drips so I add oil .  The crank is
>> > higher than the cam.
>> >
>> >  Anyone know why other than perhaps the crank seal holds the oil while
>> > running because of rotation . It makes no sense to me. I felt it either
>> > leaks all the time or doesn't.
>>
>> --
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>> Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
>> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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