1999 Ford Ranger XLT 3.0 160k miles
So I just bought a Ranger. Had to do some initial repairs, including a few O2 sensors, hoses, temp sender and sensors, water pump, thermostat, new cylinder head, head gasket and related gaskets/seals, serpentine belt, etc.
I think when I was tightening the transmission oil cooler line for that goes into the radiator, I cracked the housing accidentally. I noticed a slow drip leak under the car and tried tightening the connections. Thought it was fixed, test drove it for about 30 minutes, then noticed the drip was actually a little worse. That is why I think the housing cracked. The leak is definitely not around the connection piece, it's coming from the bottom of the plastic housing that the cooler is located in.
So I bought new radiator I will put in today. When I was disconnecting the trans lines at the radiator, after draining most of radiator at the petcock, a lot of coolant came out at the trans lines connections. I am not sure any got into the transmission lines.
I could blow out the trans lines away from the transmission into a bucket, but is there a way to tell if coolant has gotten into the transmission without draining and refilling the entire transmission? I know that can cause other issues and this truck is barely holding on as it is....
a lot of coolant came out at the trans lines connections. I am not sure any got into the transmission lines.
If there was coolant leaking into the transmission cooler that is very bad. Unless it just happened when you were taking the radiator out, coolant is in the transmission already. You might want to drop the pan and see what it looks like in there. The video below shows what can happen in that situation:
