Trans line rusted through! More $$$! Expensive car!

[djbartu]

Let,s see ... cam failure, alternator froze up, now a tranny line rusted completely through! All within a period of a couple months. What's next? Complete tranny failure?

If I didn't like the car so much, it would be history. But, what else can I get that is 4 door, front wheel drive, and a V-8.

 

[JaySHOguy]

djbartu:


If I didn't like the car so much, it would be history. But, what else can I get that is 4 door, front wheel drive, and a V-8.

Sorry to hear it.
As to your other question: Olds Aurora, any of the newer Caddy's(NorthStar V8), etc.
May not be as much fun to drive...

 

[99V8SHO]

As far as I know, except for the Olds are all RWD.

 

[TitoElSpicco]

99V8SHO:
As far as I know, except for the Olds are all RWD.

nope, most of the caddy's with the northstar's are FWD.. even though they're fat pigs.

 

[ricky]

? where did line rust thru? I'm assuming it rusted thru at one of the clamps and you're from at high road salt use area. point it out and knowing where to keep an eye on may save some of us the same trouble THANKS

 

[venom]

ricky:
? where did line rust thru? I'm assuming it rusted thru at one of the clamps and you're from at high road salt use area. point it out and knowing where to keep an eye on may save some of us the same trouble THANKS

I saw this same problem on Ian's Gen 3 at the convention. It leaves the entire drivers side subframe wet with ATX fluid. The break as best I could locate it was rougly under the battery tray, a few inches from where the rubber cooler outlet line connects to the steel lines. Yes his lines were entirely covered in rust. The break he had wasn't so terrible that he couldn't get home, but I'm sure he was stopping every couple hours or so and topping of ATX fluid.

 

[SHOZ123]

Maybe a battery acid problem?

 

[ricky]

sounds like a good weekend morning project. pull the battery and tray and do some preventative maintainence. THANKS

 

[98shotoy]

After reading this post I aknow what kinda journey I am going on this weekend lol

 

[djbartu]

The whole steel part of the line was covered with rust, not just here or there. I didn't do the repairs myself so I don't know exactly where. This was one of those jobs where I needed the car so I took it to my mechanic and said, "call me when it's done".

As for another V-8 FWD ... I'll just keep putting $$$ into the SHO. It's still better than anything else out there!!!!!!