Ninety-Eight V6-3800 3.8L (1989)
Case: All Technical Service Bulletins
A/T - Fluid Leak Near Governor Area Caused By Porosity
SUBJECT:
FLUID LEAK NEAR GOVERNOR AREA CAUSED BY POROSITY - REPLACE CASE
MODELS/YEARS: 1989 CUTLASS CIERA, CUTLASS SUPREME, EIGHTYEIGHT, NINETY-EIGHT OR TORONADO EQUIPPED WITH THM
440-T4/HYDRA-MATIC 4T60 TRANSAXLE (RPO - ME9)
NUMBER:
89-T-110A
CORP. REF. NO: 977130R
DATE:
August 1989
SECTION:
7A
Figure 1 - Fluid Leak Area Caused By Porosity
This bulletin supersedes Dealer Technical Bulletin 89-T-110 which may be discarded. The bulletin has been revised to correct the VIN number for
Cutlass Ciera models built at the Framingham Plant.
BULLETIN COVERS: (Figure 1)
A fluid leak near the governor area on a 1989 Cutlass Ciera, Cutlass Supreme, Eighty-Eight, Ninety-Eight or Toronado models equipped with a THM
440-T4/HYDRA-MATIC 4T60 may be caused by porosity allowing fluid to seep out the case.
Figure 2 - Inspect For Case Die # 567
SERVICE PROCEDURE:
(Figure 2)
If the transaxle has a leak near the governor area, inspect the case die number as shown in Figure 2. If the die number is 567 and the VIN is within the
following breakpoints listed under "Vehicles Involved", then replace the transaxle case.
SERVICE PARTS INFORMATION:
Part Number
Description
Model Year
Model Usage
