Cutlass Supreme FWD L4-138 2.3L DOHC QUAD 4 (1991)
Channel Plate: Technical Service Bulletins
A/T - Fluid Leak At Side Cover to Channel Plate Gasket
NUMBER:
92-T-51A
CORP.REF.NO:
277102R
DATE:
September 1992
SECTION:
7, 4T60/4T60E
SUBJECT
TRANSAXLE FLUID LEAK AT SIDE - COVER TO CHANNEL PLATE GASKET - INSTALL NEW SIDE - COVER PAN
MODELS/YEARS
1991-92 MODELS WITH 4T60 & 4T60E TRANSAXLES
This bulletin cancels and supersedes Dealer Technical Bulletin 92-T-51 which should be discarded.
CONDITION:
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 Dealer Technical Bulletin 90-T-57 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:
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Delayed Engagement (verify leak side-cover)
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Intermittent Flares on Shifts
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No Drive In Drive Range
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Intermittent Loss of Drive
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Slips In Drive
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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
transaxle may be required.
CAUSE: