leadpipe58

Hello folks
I have a ZJ grand Cherokee 215000 miles and I have a leak at the front of the trany.It is leaking out the bell housing.I sepect the front seal.
My queastion.I am leery about sealing fluids because I feel they may gum up all small moving part in the trany.Is there a fluid that I can add to slow or stop the leak that is safe to add till I can fix it? It leaks about A quart every 1000 miles.
more annoying then any thing else.
Thank you, great forum!

Cnwxj

I use Lucas trans fix, it's a short term answer for a long term problem. It helped in my ram with 350000 on it.

troyatl

im having the same problem its leaking very slowly and i dont have to add oil often but non the less needs to be fixed

leadpipe58

Thank you. Any thing is a help.
When I do repair it should I flush the trany in some way?

Cnwxj

That depends if it has been serviced regularly. If not I wouldn't flush unless you tear it down. You run the risk of sending crap into the valve body.

hercman

If your pulling the trans grab a new torque converter while your at it. They have a tendancy to have vanes break when they get older and get less efficient.

Reminds me of a buddy of mine. He thought his front seal blew cause he had tranny fluid under the entire truck. (that stuffs a great cleaner by the way everything looked new under a 94) Pulled the tranny turned out the front seal was good his torque converter was cracked.

leadpipe58

Thanks for the info.I will let you know the rest of the story in the spring.