Drove away after a collision! Oops!

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  1. Sometimes with the introduction of a liquid it might be a momentary computer clutch causing a massive Carnage at that point the flea response kick said and the car goes in the overdrive leaves the scene of the crime bye

  2. They drive after hitting something, and drive and destroy trans, then blame the car….this country is filled with morons on the roads

  3. Whether it's a pin hole in a cooler line or totally smashed pan if an automatic hydraulic transmission loses a couple quarts of fluid its not going to go.
    If it's full it's fine, if it's too low to where it doesn't work it's fine, it's the part where it still goes but but intermittently with lower pressures is where things get hurt.

  4. clbcl5 commented below that the chassis trans fluid coating could have been caused by the vehicle being towed. I agree that is a possibility especially if it had been towed some distance at highway speeds since the leak was in the pan, gravity would have allowed the fluid to leak out without needing to be pumped out under pressure with the engine running and the trans operating. Also, this vehicle has been towed at least twice, once to the body shop and then again to Ray's shop. I am not saying this is what happened, but it is possible. When Ray drops the pan in part 2 which came out today, we shall see if it is burned up in there or not. Odds are the vehicle was driven though as most folks would not have checked for a leak.

  5. These 6 spd Aisin VW boxes must be reliable and plentiful. I repaired a road debris damaged Passat not long back and LKQ had a 89k mile unit for $364. If I had taken a 110k mile unit it was $287. The valve body had a broken boss and valve bodies are $700. Easy decision.

  6. The vehicle was not necessarily moving under its own power while the trans was leaking, based on external visual evidence. If there was a steady drip while being towed, the wind would have distributed some of the fluid again the undercarriage. You probably won't know for sure until you open it up. If the pan is full of friction material and metal shavings, then you may have the smoking gun.

  7. I once had a transmission line blow on a 96 olds cutlass and pretty much drained the fluid within about a mile.. Didn't know anything was wrong until I noticed a slight burning smell as I was going up a hill, and about then the rpm's went to the moon and I lost all forward momentum. After the line was repaired and the fluid refilled it drove fine.. Never had an issue again thankfully.

  8. i was flying down a dirt road one time, following a buddy and out from the dirt cloud came a giant Rock!. I did not have time to swerve out of the way so i tried to centre myself on it. BAM lifted my whole car up, i right away hit the key to turn off the engine. pulled over and Glug Glug Glug out pours my trans fluid. ended up a $250 tow bill (Way out in the sticks) and $250 worth of parts…great trip lol

  9. What's with Volkswagen and the inability to get parts. There's few aftermarket parts and the dealerships don't carry much. I've been waiting for a week for a heater hose assembly for my son-in- law's Volkswagen Passat from the dealership, as their is no aftermarket part.

  10. When conducting a inspection where there could be legal issues involved its best to keep your comments to yourself and simple comply with what the notes was asking. YOU could end up loosing days of work and get tied up in the court systems for your "professional" comments.

  11. Clean up the wounded area with brake cleaner, apply some gorilla tape, add fluid to fill level, see if car will drive. If it does return and change out pan with a new one if not your only out the cost of the fluid.

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