Too much fluid?
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Too much fluid? Freshly rebuilt 4l60. With a 3600 stall converter. Trans shop said to put 2 quarts in converter and another 12 in trans. I have a Lokar dipstick and I’m leaking a ton of fluid past the trans case. Too much fluid? Crappy dipstick? Or something else.
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Your going to have to pinpoint the actual leak area. "Leaking a ton of fluid past the trans case" is a very broad term to describe a leak area. Leaks at the aftermarket 'Lokar" dipstick is quite common To much fluid could be coming from the vent tube/hose.
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it appears to be the passage where the dipstick presses in.
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Don't know about the fluid leak but a 4l60e with a 9.5 in. converter does not take 14 total quarts of fluid.
You should not have blindly been filing it and I would say you may be 3+ quarts over filled.
If you have a deep pan, over filling by half a quart should put you at around 11 quarts
You should not have blindly been filing it and I would say you may be 3+ quarts over filled.
If you have a deep pan, over filling by half a quart should put you at around 11 quarts
