Trans shooting fluid from the dipstick.

[Zone_4_Lanlord]

I got a rebuilt 400 trans, it has a stand alone trans cooler,and 12 inch converter. It had about 8-9 qts put in, and when I drove the car trans fluid sprayed out of the dipstick. I stopped, checked the fluid, and the dipstick read it was low, so I added more fluid, and it sprayed again. The weird thing is, after the fluid spray out, the car still takes gear, and drives fine. Could it be I have the wrong dipstick, and I'm adding too much fluid. If not what causes this?

 

[Pitch Black]

crackcase pressure could be to high, do u run a crankcase evacuation system?

 

[Zone_4_Lanlord]

Not that I know of

 

[CAPERKEV]

transmissions dont have a crank case as far as i know!!!!! i had 1 overfull 1 time and it shot fluid out tube. ya might have wrong stick in it

 

[ZZ4CutlaSS]

Sounds like your having issues with your breather tube being plugged. If you over filled your trans it would shoot out your breather tube not out the fill tube.

 

[bill]

Sounds like your having issues with your breather tube being plugged. If you over filled your trans it would shoot out your breather tube not out the fill tube.

x2

 

[megaladon6]

how does it read when cold?
X3 is it? on checking that it's the correct dipstick

 

[Zone_4_Lanlord]

So do I need to get a new breather tube, do you all think I'm overfilling the trans, because after the fluid shoots out the car drives fine

 

[pontiacgp]

Did you fill the converter before you installed it? The 400 takes 10.5 quarts including the converter if you have a shallow pan 7.5 quarts without. If you have a deep pan it'll take another 3 quarts. Let the car idle until the car is at operating temp and then make sure the transmission is full before you drive it

 

[Zone_4_Lanlord]

Did you fill the converter before you installed it? The 400 takes 10.5 quarts including the converter if you have a shallow pan 7.5 quarts without. If you have a deep pan it'll take another 3 quarts. Let the car idle until the car is at operating temp and then make sure the transmission is full before you drive it

Yeah I did all that and the stick read full after, the car was at regular temp. The trans took nine quarts in all, and it still shot fluid out the dipstick.