Guys had my car on the lift and was power braking it (to build up a little pressure to find an oil leak) to about 1500 rpms for about 4 minutes. Car got hot (coolant 190ish-don't think that fans kicked on) and the tranny spat out fluid out of the front passenger side corner gasket. I have an external tranny/oil cooler. Is this a normal place to leak when excessive pressure/heat is built up or should I be concerned that I have a blockage somewhere in the tranny. It was just serviced about 1000 miles ago.
Hot Tranny=Leak
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I wish I could figure out my leakage as easilly as you have. My problem is super wierd!
I can drive the car around on the street, even on HOT days, and absolutely hammer the dog doo doo out of it for miles and it will never leak a drop either while driving or sitting in the garage after!!!
Now, take the car to the local 1/8 mile, and make as few as 3 runs, with at least 20 minutes between runs...... on the third run, the motor starts puking engine oil somewhere out the back (not the rear main), probably pushing out past the rubber pan gasket. AND the tranny is now puking fluid out somewhere near/at the front. ???? both will leak a puddle of about 4" in diameter under the car when parked in the pits.
. Clean up the mess, drive it the next day, HAMMER on it, nothing. 
Sorry to hijack your thread, maybe someone can help us both!!.
I can drive the car around on the street, even on HOT days, and absolutely hammer the dog doo doo out of it for miles and it will never leak a drop either while driving or sitting in the garage after!!!
Now, take the car to the local 1/8 mile, and make as few as 3 runs, with at least 20 minutes between runs...... on the third run, the motor starts puking engine oil somewhere out the back (not the rear main), probably pushing out past the rubber pan gasket. AND the tranny is now puking fluid out somewhere near/at the front. ???? both will leak a puddle of about 4" in diameter under the car when parked in the pits.
. Clean up the mess, drive it the next day, HAMMER on it, nothing. Sorry to hijack your thread, maybe someone can help us both!!.
Pan gasket? TV cable or Dipstick gasket/seal?
Not normal but, possible.
Check the Case vent for partial blockage.
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I wish I could figure out my leakage as easilly as you have. My problem is super wierd!
I can drive the car around on the street, even on HOT days, and absolutely hammer the dog doo doo out of it for miles and it will never leak a drop either while driving or sitting in the garage after!!!
Now, take the car to the local 1/8 mile, and make as few as 3 runs, with at least 20 minutes between runs...... on the third run, the motor starts puking engine oil somewhere out the back (not the rear main), probably pushing out past the rubber pan gasket. AND the tranny is now puking fluid out somewhere near/at the front. ???? both will leak a puddle of about 4" in diameter under the car when parked in the pits.
Sorry to hijack your thread, maybe someone can help us both!!.
Have you checked to see if it is leaking from the vent tube? Run a piece of vac hose from the vent, drill a hole in a plastic soda/water bottle cap just big enough for the hose to fit into it, zip tie it to the cross member where you can see if it gets fluid in it. Mine has puked out of there before. It happens when pressures get too high. Leave the bottle on there and empyy back into the tranny when needed.
Bryan
I haven't tried that, but the leak appears to be from the front of the tranny, too messy to tell where.
Does your Trans have a Locking type Dipstick?
I've noticed many more leak problems using the Locking/tight sealing Dipsticks. The old style Dipsticks let the Trans vent more, combined with the Case vent.
Drag strip use creates much more heat than spirited Street romps. Foot Brake stalling the TC= Lots of Heat & Pressure.
Pan gasket? TV cable or Dipstick gasket/seal?
Not normal but, possible.
Check the Case vent for partial blockage.
It comes from the driver's front pan gasket. I actually saw it coming out between the gasket and pan. I will have someone look at the case vent. Think I am going to put a tranny fluid temp gauge in. The fluid looked great when it was changed though and very reddish.
