Ls430 Gearbox/transmission Design Question

[tonyflynn1]

It was definitely corrosion, the metal pipe from the radiator was still attached to the rubber hose.

Did you loose the radiator coolant as well?

As far as I'm aware, I didn't lose the radiator coolant.

[tonyflynn1]

It was definitely corrosion, the metal pipe from the radiator was still attached to the rubber hose.

Did you loose the radiator coolant as well?

This is what puzzled me. Tony said said he had lost the fluid rather than the box taking in rad water.

I've had two epicyclic auto boxes dump their fluid onto the road and lose drive, but never did it damage the box in any discernable way.

Drag home - repair pipe (usually) - refill & drive.

I'm still using one of the cars five years on, a W124.

Damage was to the forward drive, reverse still worked perfectly.

[Loathecliff]

Thxs Tony. That was really lousy luck, my commiserations; for what they are worth.

There was a time when I would have felt compelled to find out why.