RAM 2500 Truck 4WD L6-5.9L DSL Turbo VIN 6 (1999)
Fluid Pump: Technical Service Bulletins
A/T - Apparent Front Pump Leak Explanantion
NO: 21-15-98
GROUP: Transmission
DATE: Dec. 4, 1998
SUBJECT:
Mis-Diagnosed Transmission
Front Pump Leak
MODELS:
1999 (AN)
Dakota
1999 (BR/BE) Ram Truck
NOTE:
THIS IN FORMATION APPLIES TO VEHICLES BUILT AT DODGE CITY (S IN 11TH POSITION OF VIN) WITH A 42RE/44RE
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
DISCUSSION:
Some newly delivered vehicles may exhibit what looks to be a transmission front pump seal leak due to wetness around the lower edge of the bell
housing. The wetness could be caused by the assembly plant initially overfilling transmissions and correcting the overfull condition before the vehicles
leave the plant. The wetness, in this case, is due to fluid seeping out of the transmission vent hole while it was overfull.
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