Electra Park Avenue V6-231 3.8L VIN 3 FI (1988)
Fluid - A/T: Customer Interest
A/T - Paint Flakes In Fluid/Tubes/Dipsticks
Bulletin:
88-7-6A
Date:
Dec. '88
Ref. No.: 88-256A-7
Corp. Ref. No.: 877141R
SUBJECT:
EVIDENCE OF PAINT FLAKES IN TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND/OR CORRODED FILL TUBES, AND FLUID LEVEL
INDICATORS.
MODELS AFFECTED:
1988 CENTURYS, LESABRES & ELECTRAS, SKYLARKS, RIVIERA EQUIPPED WITH THM 125C/440-T4
TRANSAXLES
This bulletin is being reissued to correct the Labor Operation Number to read T5181. Bulletin Number 88-7-6 should be discarded and replaced with
88-7-6A.
TRANSAXLE MODELS
THM 125C:
BHC, BJC
THM 440-T4: BKH, BTH, BRH, BYH, FBH, FCH, FJH, FSH
BULLETIN COVERS
Black paint flakes may be found in the transaxle fluid, bottom pan, fluid level indicator and filter assembly as the result of paint peeling from inside the
transaxle fill tube. After the paint peels, the unprotected areas of the fill tubes can corrode (interior and exterior), leaving corrosion on the fluid level
indicator and the fill tube.
The fill tube paints used on the interior and exterior of the tube may not withstand temperatures over 260 degrees Fahrenheit. Transaxle durability should
not be affected in vehicles equipped with these fill tubes, but paint flakes can cause filter clogging over a period of time.
DATE OF PRODUCTION CHANGE
The suspect fill tubes may be found in the following vehicles produced between S.O.P. 1988 and October 17, 1987 (Julian Date 289):
A and H cars - THM 440-T4 and 3.8L Engine C and E cars - THM 440-T4 and 3800 Engine N cars - THM 125C and 3.OL Engine
SERVICE ACTION
If vehicles are found with flaking paint fill tubes, they should be changed along with Transaxle Fluid, Filter, Fill Tube and Fluid Level Indicator.
WARRANTY INFORMATION
Labor Operation Number:
T5181
Labor Time:
.9 Hours
Trouble Code:
92
SERVICE MANUAL REFERENCE
Refer to the On-Car Section of your Service Manual whenever service of the Fluid Level Indicator and Fill Tube is necessary.
