The transmission is leaky (where an intercooler line attaches) and every time I add tranny fluid, the car's exhaust smokes - for a day or a few hours. Then it's fine for a few days then the tranny slips, I add more fluid then the exhaust smokes...get the picture? I can't say there is a connection but that's the pattern. It can go days without any smoke or loss in power, but if I add transmission fluid, the exhaust smokes on startup and acceleration until it goes down to a certain level. Never at idle or normal speeds (as in no acceleration) and the exhaust is wetter than I think it should be. Ring sealer didn't do anything, neither did valve sealer. A friend thinks the car is just running rich, and it does knock and have little power when it is smoking. When it is not smoking it runs like a champ with plenty of get-up-and-go with not knocking. Weird. I have driven over 750,000 miles on this type of car and never had this problem. Sure, the factory setting is a little rich, choke sticks
What makes this problem better or worse?
Only if it is a tad overfull on the tranny
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Just weird that it sounds as if the person asking the question is seeing smoke out the tailpipe, instead of just under the vehicle. Under the vehicle - totally agree with Pushrod! Out the tailpipe -- cannot be transmission related in any way.
What’s not so weird is the fact when the transmission gets low on fluid and starts slipping - no more smoke - add transmission fluid and the smoke suddenly apprears again .. Actual source of smoke can be illusive.
No way to offer a logical solution here - one that will do any good that is.... As usual.
Amen!
Under carriage has got to be covered with transmission fluid! .. Speckled rear bumper and deck lid as well - with dust collecting on the droplets of fluid .. You know the drill.... 1993 year model - 25+ years old.
Sometimes we simply can not help out - no matter how hard we try.. That’s just how it is.
What’s not so weird is the fact when the transmission gets low on fluid and starts slipping - no more smoke - add transmission fluid and the smoke suddenly apprears again .. Actual source of smoke can be illusive. No way to offer a logical solution here - one that will do any good that is.... As usual.
As always physical inspection is the best remedy......
Amen! Under carriage has got to be covered with transmission fluid! .. Speckled rear bumper and deck lid as well - with dust collecting on the droplets of fluid .. You know the drill.... 1993 year model - 25+ years old. Sometimes we simply can not help out - no matter how hard we try.. That’s just how it is.