1BIGMOFO

I have a 94, 5.0 with an automatic aode in it. i just had it completley built to the max , the guy that installed my transmission temp sensor drilled a hole in the side of my pan and then welded it in... (garbage) i ust put 13 and a half quarts of hurst hot shift in it, $8.00 a piece and i think its dripping out of that hole. what can i do? i havent even driven the car yet its still on stands. is there a way i can save the fluid? is there a way i can get a new pan with a temp sensor in it? or another place i can put 1??

1BIGMOFO

bump

Tims 88GT

HUH?? the guy put the Coolant temp sensor in the oil pan? and its leaking around the bung? where he welded it or the threads?

1BIGMOFO

the side of the transmission pan, he drilled a hole put the temp sensor in and then welded it then syliconed it. this is why i am never letting anyone else work on my car again...COB JOB ARTISTS.... i will teach myself 100 times over and mess it up before ill let someone else charge me and mess it up!

1BIGMOFO

whats the right way a transmission temp sensor should be installed?

Tims 88GT

To be honest he is a smart man, But it sounds like he did a hack job doing it, you need to weld a fitting on the pan so all u need to do if put teflon tape on it and screw it in.

1BIGMOFO

i think when i pulled the transmission out to have it rebuilt i may have put a lil pressure on it, i just hate having to work out all these nitty gritty things.. i wanto drive it!!

Tims 88GT

so where is it leaking?

1BIGMOFO

right around the weld on the pan

Tims 88GT

yep if u put pressure on it you broke the weld. drain the oil, use brake cleaner and wipe the weld down, than get jb weld or something and put it around it, thats all i can think of unless u have a welder.