LeSabre V6-231 3.8L VIN L SFI (1992)
Case: Customer Interest
A/T - Fluid Leak At Side Cover to Channel Plate
Bulletin: 92-74T60-6A
Date: Aug. '92
Ref.No.: 92-257-74T60
Corp.Ref.No.: 277102R
SUBJECT:
TRANSAXLE FLUID LEAK AT SIDE-COVER TO CHANNEL PLATE GASKET (INSTALL NEW SIDE-COVER PAN)
MODELS AFFECTED:
ALL 1991-92 MODELS WITH 4T60/4T60E TRANSAXLE
This bulletin is being revised to delete Julian Dates in the "Condition" section and change information in the "Cause" and "Correction" sections. Please
discard Bulletin 92-74T60-6.
CONDITION: (Figure 1)
Upon inspection or notification by customers, technicians may find automatic transmission fluid seeping from the side pan of 4T60 and/or 4T60E
HYDRA-MATIC transaxles. In some situations, the leak may be mistaken for distressed 4th clutch (refer to Bulletin No. 90-7440-6 for more information
on distressed 4th clutch). Depending on the amount of fluid lost, a customer's vehicle may exhibit any of the following conditions:
Delayed Engagement (verify leak side-cover) No Drive In Drive Range Slips In Drive Intermittent Flares on Shifts Intermittent Loss of Drive Repeat
Side-Cover Pan Leak
NOTE:
If vehicle is driven with a low fluid level for an extended period of time, internal damage may occur and a complete overhaul or SRTA replacement