"ello folks" please tell me I havent buggered my transmission !!. I
have a Nissan terrano R50 TD 2.7, I was driving home from work when
it felt as though it was droping out of gear then picking up again.
When I got home after driving about 12km I checked the trans fluid
level which was low. I then checked for leaks and saw fluid spraying
out of a cracked pipe from the trans oil cooler.
I have not started the engine since. Can I top up fluid then drive to
my machanic who is about 6km up the road. Excuse my ignorance but i am
new to automatics.
Cheers The pommie
Andrew Chaplin - 20 Apr 2008 13:42 GMT
> "ello folks" please tell me I havent buggered my transmission !!. I
> have a Nissan terrano R50 TD 2.7, I was driving home from work when
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> my machanic who is about 6km up the road. Excuse my ignorance but i am
> new to automatics.
In the long run, it may well be cheaper to have it towed -- I would not risk
it. Also, you'd be leaking a quantity of a fairly nasty fluid into nature, and
that's something to avoid, if possible.

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E Meyer - 22 Apr 2008 15:06 GMT
On 4/20/08 3:22 AM, in article
1112667_ede6e38c39ca146c468253f4067ba59a@0000.com, "pommi" <none@000.com>
wrote:
> "ello folks" please tell me I havent buggered my transmission !!. I
> have a Nissan terrano R50 TD 2.7, I was driving home from work when
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>
> Cheers The pommie
Its probably not damaged at this point. If you fill it back up, it should
start working until the fluid level drops too low again. Little leaks have
a way of quickly becoming big leaks. Can you make it to the mechanic? No
way to know if it will hold long enough. Probably safer to have it towed.