Transmission fluid leak

2005 FORD EXPLORER
178,000 MILES • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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KATHYB62
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My husband just changed the oil filter to rule out why my SUV was having trouble pulling a hill. now it is leaking transmission fluid. Could he have damaged something? Any correlation between the two?
Mar 19, 2019 at 4:38 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good afternoon,

Do you have any idea of the location of the leak?

Yes, it could. But you need to check the fluid to be sure you have sufficient fluid for the transmission to work correctly.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/automatic-transmission-problems

Is the check engine light on? If it is do you know the codes?



Roy
Mar 19, 2019 at 4:54 PM
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KATHYB62
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Thank you. Yes the check engine light is on but it has always gone off and on before. We do not know where leak is yet. Any suggestions on where to start looking? It leaked a lot of fluid very quickly. Only drove it about 200 feet?
Mar 19, 2019 at 6:45 PM
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Okay, first, go to a parts store and have the code checked. If you cannot drive it, then get a cheap one from a parts store and read the code. That will give us a direction of the failure.

If it is leaking that quickly, look under the hood at the lines that go the radiator. The cooler lines have a lot of pressure.

Roy
Mar 19, 2019 at 6:50 PM