Hey Guys,
First off, this is not a Challenger problem but am looking for advice/knowledge.
I have an '03 Acura 1.7 (basically a Civic). My daughter called me last week when I was out of town. She said the car was reving high and barely moving. I knew it was the transmission. I asked her if there was fluid on the ground and there was. I was hoping it was just a hose or line. She got the car towed home and after looking at it I realized that the fitting going into the radiator (radiator also is the transmission cooler) was rusted off. When I tried to remove the fitting from the rad, I noticed it was coolant coming from the fitting. A "mechanic" I know said the rad was screwed and that it must have leaked coolant into the transmission cooler.
Does that make sense and if so - would I have coolant in the transmission? I am going to take out the drain plug for the transmission but should I also try to flush the transmission? If so, how? I already ordered a new rad..
First off, this is not a Challenger problem but am looking for advice/knowledge.
I have an '03 Acura 1.7 (basically a Civic). My daughter called me last week when I was out of town. She said the car was reving high and barely moving. I knew it was the transmission. I asked her if there was fluid on the ground and there was. I was hoping it was just a hose or line. She got the car towed home and after looking at it I realized that the fitting going into the radiator (radiator also is the transmission cooler) was rusted off. When I tried to remove the fitting from the rad, I noticed it was coolant coming from the fitting. A "mechanic" I know said the rad was screwed and that it must have leaked coolant into the transmission cooler.
Does that make sense and if so - would I have coolant in the transmission? I am going to take out the drain plug for the transmission but should I also try to flush the transmission? If so, how? I already ordered a new rad..