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Acute transmission fluid leak

Discussion in '2.5 Gen Tundras (2014-2021)' started by Tundy, Feb 11, 2020.

  1. Feb 11, 2020 at 5:18 PM
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    Tundy

    Tundy [OP] New Member

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    Hey all, been a member for a while, just not much of a poster. Anyways, I wanted to see if anyone else has had this issue:

    About 3 months ago I had a very small puddle of transmission fluid show up under my truck in the garage. I assumed this was the start of a seal that has worn out. I cleaned it up and had to leave to work out of town for two weeks. I came home to no new visible leak. I drove the truck when I got home, the next morning an even smaller puddle than the first was under the truck. I cleaned it up that night and had an appointment to have it looked at. Unfortunately it would have to wait until I was back from another work rotation (3 weeks). I came home again and drove the truck and from that point on, I never had any other signs of leaking. No new residue on the underside of the truck. And for the last month I’ve had no sign of any leak( I check nearly everyday)..

    So with that being said, has anyone experienced a tranny leak like this that just started randomly and stopped just as fast? I’m gonna get under her one of these days to get a real close look, just been busy with kids and wife!
     
  2. Dec 28, 2020 at 11:29 AM
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    wasserdogg

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    I just found a small puddle under my truck this weekend. did you ever find anything out on your leak? TIA.
     
  3. Dec 28, 2020 at 7:08 PM
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    Tundy

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    I misdiagnosed the fluid, it ended up being the antifreeze- red in colour and I was used to seeing the old yellow/green stuff from my older vehicles.. so it ended up being a faulty water pump which I had covered under extended warranty thank god! Had all the diff fluids changed over and a full tune up and it’s been running great all year.
    From what I know, the transmission fluid is in a fully sealed system so a leak prob would be a seal of some kind or a cracked tranny case- something like that.
     
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  4. Dec 28, 2020 at 8:34 PM
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    socaltundra951

    socaltundra951 Gentlemen Prefer Black Tundras

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    What's the mileage on your truck? I always like to keep an eye on the stuff I read about.
     
  5. Dec 28, 2020 at 10:42 PM
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    2014 with 150,000 kms.. that water pump fix was around 135,000kms. Toyota told me that’s quite rare for them to see. I couldn’t say if that’s totally true- this is my first tundra coming on 3 years of ownership, before that I’ve had 3 Tacoma’s which were hassle free trucks. I’m loving the tundra as well, I don’t see an end in sight!
     
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  6. Mar 6, 2021 at 3:51 PM
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    Terndrerrr

    Terndrerrr guzzling dealer repellent

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    I just noticed a couple drips on my skid plate. It’s coming from the trans drain plug. I checked the plug with a 5mm hex key, and it was pretty tight. I tightened it another 1/4 turn, and I’ll keep an eye on it.

    Weird that the drain plug would leak.

    I did add a quart when I installed my external trans cooler, and used the fluid check procedure in the manual to let any excess fluid out.
     
  7. Mar 6, 2021 at 4:25 PM
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    timsp8

    timsp8 Former Tundra owner for 13 years

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    My 2010 Tundra had the water pump replaced twice due to leaks.
     
  8. Mar 6, 2021 at 5:02 PM
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    AZBoatHauler

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    Maybe needs a new crush washer? :notsure:

    If you take it out with the truck cold and running you should be able to change the washer with minimal fluid loss.
     
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