BrokenSockets
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ayr, Ontario
Hey guys, on my way out of town this morning the XJ would suddenly not shift. Pulling into the gas station I smelled something burning and found transmission fluid pouring out from under the front end.
It was the transmission cooler line going into the rad, up top driver's side near the cap. There is a rubber hose going to the steel line entering the rad. It WAS held on with a hardware store hose clamp and the steel line had no lip to help hold the hose - just relied on the cheapo clamp. (is this normal?)
It was -30 this morning, so I am guessing the metal line shrank enough for the hose to slip off. (It was sloppy loose when cold, but felt tight when it got warmer.)
Anyway, lost about 6 liters of Dex which shot all over the engine, belt, engine compartment, into the air box, and everything else including all over the front left wheel assembly. Fixed the hose and refilled - so far so good.
My caliper, pads and rotor, and everything else on that side are dripping with Dex III. Any way to clean them up successfully or am I in for new pads (at least)? I just put the premium ceramic pads on two weeks ago and am not happy about having to buy them again.
Think of anything else that might need attention? I have a couple of spray bottles of engine degreaser, but it is so everywhere I am thinking about using the big hose and the engine/tire degreaser setting at the local car wash. Any problems to look out for if I do that?
It was the transmission cooler line going into the rad, up top driver's side near the cap. There is a rubber hose going to the steel line entering the rad. It WAS held on with a hardware store hose clamp and the steel line had no lip to help hold the hose - just relied on the cheapo clamp. (is this normal?)
It was -30 this morning, so I am guessing the metal line shrank enough for the hose to slip off. (It was sloppy loose when cold, but felt tight when it got warmer.)
Anyway, lost about 6 liters of Dex which shot all over the engine, belt, engine compartment, into the air box, and everything else including all over the front left wheel assembly. Fixed the hose and refilled - so far so good.
My caliper, pads and rotor, and everything else on that side are dripping with Dex III. Any way to clean them up successfully or am I in for new pads (at least)? I just put the premium ceramic pads on two weeks ago and am not happy about having to buy them again.
Think of anything else that might need attention? I have a couple of spray bottles of engine degreaser, but it is so everywhere I am thinking about using the big hose and the engine/tire degreaser setting at the local car wash. Any problems to look out for if I do that?
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