390bigblock

this may be a stupid question but please help anyways.... is transmision fluid flammable? i have a leak and its dripping on top of the exhaust is this a big problem the leakes not top big is it fine till i can get it check at a shop i drive it like 3-5 miles a day

Mr. Classic EFI

Sure it'll burn, but shouldent do much more than char up on the exhaust leaving a mess.

JMD

GM had a big recall in the early 90s concerning this issue. It seems as if the Dextron was foaming up, and coming out of the top of the dipstick hole, falling onto the manifold, and "Poof"..... burning cars to the ground.

I have hada truck catch fire due to transmission fluid leaking onto the exhaust because of a tranny leak... was a GM also... So I can say for sure that Dextron will burn, type F I don't know for sure, but I would say there is always a real risk of fire when ATF gets on exhaust components in any kind of quantity.