Ix tranny spilt its guts Friday

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  • 1 SLW EG
    Member
    • Jan 2009
    • 60
    #1

    Ix tranny spilt its guts Friday

    So when to warm up the car Friday at 5 to go home. Fired it up, went inside and when I came back out to leave there was a huge puddle of dark red tranny fluid forming under the car. Ha it towed home and took a look this morning and didn't see anything broken or etc so I'm assuming its something inside.

    Anybody might have a clue what it'd be before I start searchin for myself?

    In the morning I had love tapped a car in front of me thanks to some ice but it wasn't even a hard hit. No scratches on either or anything. Didn't leak anything there or on my way to work. Just at 5pm when I got ready to go home.
    89 325ix sedan
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    • jlevie
      R3V OG
      • Nov 2006
      • 13530
      #2
      Auto or manual? If an auto one of the cooler hoses or the pan gasket could have let go.

      A manual transmission won't dump fluid when parked on a reasonably level surface unless the case is cracked or the fill/drain plug is loose or missing. However a bad input shaft seal can dump fluid into the bell housing and when the car is parked a surprisingly large amount of fluid will drain from the bell housing.
      The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
      Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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        • 1 SLW EG
          Member
          • Jan 2009
          • 60
          #3
          Auto trans. Looks like the fluid was coming from the bell housing...the "vent" area at the bottom of the housing.
          89 325ix sedan

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            • jlevie
              R3V OG
              • Nov 2006
              • 13530
              #4
              That would be a failure of the seals in the transmission.
              The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
              Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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                • 1 SLW EG
                  Member
                  • Jan 2009
                  • 60
                  #5
                  so would the trans required to be rebuilt or would it just be the inout shaft seal?
                  89 325ix sedan

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                    • deutschman
                      R3V Elite
                      • May 2008
                      • 5958
                      #6
                      Most likely just needs new seals. There are some "might as well while your in there" jobs you might want to do as well if your taking the trany off.
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                      "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten."

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                        • TimKninja
                          R3VLimited
                          • Mar 2009
                          • 2131
                          #7
                          check the cooler lines. those rupture alot.
                          1985 325e M50TU(Sold)
                          1991 318is Slicktop (Sold)
                          1990 325is Brilliantrot S50/5 Lug Swapped.
                          1992 525i Manual shitbox Winter Beater

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                            • vert_this
                              Grease Monkey
                              • Feb 2012
                              • 395
                              #8
                              tranny would have to come out to replace front seal on that tranny, does the fluid smell burnt? when was it last changed? I ask because you pull tranny you get all new fluids and if it hasn't been cared for you will most likely have tranny problems in the near future after install.

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                                • 1 SLW EG
                                  Member
                                  • Jan 2009
                                  • 60
                                  #9
                                  picked the car up about 3 months ago and it was stated that the tranny fluid was just recently done along with a list of other parts...but thats all hear say I suppose
                                  89 325ix sedan

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