my tranny cooling lines broke on my 98 Pontiac Bonneville once i replace them and add tranny fluid. whats the probability of my tranny being dead or slipping/failing

Asked by GuruDBM9C Aug 24, 2017 at 02:05 PM about the 1998 Pontiac Bonneville 4 Dr SE Sedan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

car has not been cranked since lines broke.

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How much came out? Was engine turned off immediately upon lines breaking or was car driven a while? Was tranny empty when noticed?

I drove about 500 feet when they broke and parked it and never cranked over engine since. i towed it home and yes there still it tranny fluid in tranny i wanna say i lost about half a quart to a quart.

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I would not be concerned. You don't have an issue. Replace lines and top off fluid.

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I had this happen to a customer who I had replaced her radiator and it had tranny lines going into it. They looked and felt good but the next day she drove it in leaking trans fluid. I am going to estimate she lost 2 quarts. She told me her tranny shifted better after I replaced the line and topped off fluid.

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