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Old 05-12-2019, 05:44 PM #1
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Dumping coolant and trans oil
I noticed a small oil leak a week ago and then a few days ago I started smelling coolant, could not find where it was coming from, the radiator was still full at that point

This morning, when I started it up, it spewed transmission fluid all over the ground, appears and smells like transmission fluid. Also the coolant disappeared, radiator is empty and it appears to have sprayed somewhere above the coil packs - the top of the intake hose and coils are all wet. The transmission fluid appears to be leaking from above the transmission near the dipstick

Seems like there's a line somewhere that broke, anyone deal with this before?
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PS doesn't seem to be the head gasket.

The engine oil is clean- no water
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PS doesn't seem to be the head gasket.

The engine oil is clean- no water
if the radiator is empty and the transmission is blowing off excess pressure out the breather or dipstick?

is it the original radiator?

I would

drain the radiator and see what is all in there?
drain the transmission and see what is in there?

visually check the trans cooler lines (I'm assuming you have an auto if you have a trans dip stick)

visually check the oil cooler coolant lines on the drivers side as well. they could be leaking but why ATF seems involved points to pink milkshake type of event.
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Pink Milk Shake ??
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Pink Milk Shake ??

Nope. Clean trans fluid and the water is just gone - looks like it's sprayed over the top of the engine, passenger side of the manifold
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Nope. Clean trans fluid and the water is just gone - looks like it's sprayed over the top of the engine, passenger side of the manifold
how about the 2 coolant lines that go thru the throttle body? they are attached and no cracks?

it's very strange to just lose all the coolant and have it spray out... something must be cracked?
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how about the 2 coolant lines that go thru the throttle body? they are attached and no cracks?

it's very strange to just lose all the coolant and have it spray out... something must be cracked?

I just filled it with water and started it and let it ran, nothing is leaking anywhere!

I suspected coolant lines around the throttle body, I will take a closer look
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Both the engine oil and transmission fluid are clean, I just had those flushed and changed a month ago.

I suspected transmission fluid/coolant lines, broken or maybe loose
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Coolant lines around the throttle body can't leak transmission fluid.
Are you sure it's transmission fluid?
Dexron automatic transmission fluid doesn't really have a smell to speak of.
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Coolant lines around the throttle body can't leak transmission fluid.
Are you sure it's transmission fluid?
Dexron automatic transmission fluid doesn't really have a smell to speak of.
Doesn't really smell, it looks exactly like what is on the trans dipstick. That's why I thought it was transmission fluid

It was just Spring out of the back of the engine area, like above where the transmission and engine bolt together

It's a slight reddish color,slick like oil
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Doesn't really smell, it looks exactly like what is on the trans dipstick. That's why I thought it was transmission fluid

It was just Spring out of the back of the engine area, like above where the transmission and engine bolt together

It's a slight reddish color,slick like oil
toyota red coolant
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Coolant lines around the throttle body can't leak transmission fluid.
Are you sure it's transmission fluid?
Dexron automatic transmission fluid doesn't really have a smell to speak of.
right I'm assuming it's toyota red coolant.

dude ATF stinks bad at least to me.

I mean radiator is empty? trans fluid is good and full? this makes me suspect coolant 100%.
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Trans fluidd is full so was the engine oil, radier empty

But it is definitely oily
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I flushed the radiator about a year ago and used what was recommended, however I'm pretty sure it was green
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So I just check the transmission fluid, what is leaking is 100% transmission fluid, the water in the radiator is also missing

I had green coolant in her this time

The transmission fluid is super clean and as you'd imagine just slightly low. So that's what I have, transmission fluid spewing from what looks to be the back of the engine above or on the upper side of the transmission and missing water
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