fill bolt leaky...

[deermagnet]

The proper way to fix this problem is to use a bolt with a captive, recessed o-ring. Just pick one up at your local Honda dealer for about $9.



Mark Griffin

[KING FROG]

cool....yeh, I have seen that TSB. I did not think of trying the honda dealer though...there certainly is no Isuzu dealer here.

yes, the recessed o-ring bolt would be nice if I can find it. Stupid bolt keeps dripping and I only get small window of time to work on the car everyday...so I keep trying little bits every day but the drip won't stop yet.

So, from what I have read, If the car is on a flat surface and the temp of the fluid is proper, I should be able to open the fill bolt and keep the car running...and only a tiny bit of fluid should come out, right?

I read the tranny fill instructions...I am just checking my theory.

could I use a meat thermometer to check my fluid temp? Just a thought.

[KING FROG]

yeh...no....thermometer wont work.....

but, seriously, when I take that fill bolt most of the way out...fluid comes pouring out! so...and thats with car stopped...cold...well, the outside temp is about 90f...but the car has been sitting. so is that not right??

[KING FROG]

nevermind. I took it into a shop for piece of mind. that makes three opinions that it was over full....probably by about a quart or so. I just thought I was doing something wrong.

last question then i will be quite again...is there any reason someone would over fill a tranny on purpose? would it mask an existing problem?

[tom4bren]

Prolly not - I'm not even sure how you would do it since the VX doesn't have a tranny dip stick.

Maybe the PO parked it nose down on a slope when he topped it off.

[etlsport]

yeh...no....thermometer wont work.....

but, seriously, when I take that fill bolt most of the way out...fluid comes pouring out! so...and thats with car stopped...cold...well, the outside temp is about 90f...but the car has been sitting. so is that not right??

did you read the instructions posted? it says DO NOT OPEN THE OVERFILL PLUG WITH THE ENGINE OFF

I assume with the engine running a lot of that fluid is sucked through the transmission.. so it may not have been overfilled to begin with

[tom4bren]

"did you read the instructions"

Of course not - I'm an ENGINEER.

[KING FROG]

It also poured out with the engine on.

engine off was the second try.

I will check all this again in a few days when my good mechanic gets back in town.

in fact, when the engine was ON it came out much more violently.

I don't know how sensative that tranny is, but, it sure seems fickle and a pain in the arse.

YES, I did read the instructions. I also am here asking questions...

[Joe Isuzu]

good luck with it King Frog, hope it's nothing serious
It may be a 2000 Dragon issue, I had my own saga with replacing transmission fluid recently.......