On a related question...... With an automatic is your transmission safe as
long as the fill tube in the engine compartment is above water?


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"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Well, it is a button vent. In theory the cap keeps an air bubble under
> it so water won't just pour in, but I have seen some, like on my T5
> that are on the 'side' of the shift tower so there is 'no' seal at all,
> just a dust cover.
>
> I have also seen a pile of Jeep transmissions full of water.....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>

 

This depends on your definition of "safe". Water can seep in as long as any
of the seals or even gaskets are under water. It is not as bad as a manual
transmission with no vent tube though.

Earle

"Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
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> On a related question...... With an automatic is your transmission safe as
> long as the fill tube in the engine compartment is above water?
>
>
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> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:1124889684.474832.110720@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > Well, it is a button vent. In theory the cap keeps an air bubble under
> > it so water won't just pour in, but I have seen some, like on my T5
> > that are on the 'side' of the shift tower so there is 'no' seal at all,
> > just a dust cover.
> >
> > I have also seen a pile of Jeep transmissions full of water.....
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
>
>

 

This depends on your definition of "safe". Water can seep in as long as any
of the seals or even gaskets are under water. It is not as bad as a manual
transmission with no vent tube though.

Earle

"Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
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> On a related question...... With an automatic is your transmission safe as
> long as the fill tube in the engine compartment is above water?
>
>
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> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:1124889684.474832.110720@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > Well, it is a button vent. In theory the cap keeps an air bubble under
> > it so water won't just pour in, but I have seen some, like on my T5
> > that are on the 'side' of the shift tower so there is 'no' seal at all,
> > just a dust cover.
> >
> > I have also seen a pile of Jeep transmissions full of water.....
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
>
>

 

This depends on your definition of "safe". Water can seep in as long as any
of the seals or even gaskets are under water. It is not as bad as a manual
transmission with no vent tube though.

Earle

"Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
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> On a related question...... With an automatic is your transmission safe as
> long as the fill tube in the engine compartment is above water?
>
>
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> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:1124889684.474832.110720@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > Well, it is a button vent. In theory the cap keeps an air bubble under
> > it so water won't just pour in, but I have seen some, like on my T5
> > that are on the 'side' of the shift tower so there is 'no' seal at all,
> > just a dust cover.
> >
> > I have also seen a pile of Jeep transmissions full of water.....
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
>
>

 

This depends on your definition of "safe". Water can seep in as long as any
of the seals or even gaskets are under water. It is not as bad as a manual
transmission with no vent tube though.

Earle

"Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
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> On a related question...... With an automatic is your transmission safe as
> long as the fill tube in the engine compartment is above water?
>
>
> --
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> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
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> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:1124889684.474832.110720@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > Well, it is a button vent. In theory the cap keeps an air bubble under
> > it so water won't just pour in, but I have seen some, like on my T5
> > that are on the 'side' of the shift tower so there is 'no' seal at all,
> > just a dust cover.
> >
> > I have also seen a pile of Jeep transmissions full of water.....
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
>
>

 

I have seen some nasty brown sludge come out of a Jeep automatic that
went swimming. It was on a CJ though.

Someone commented once that there was a button vent inside the bell
housing on some trannys, I don't know what the new ones are like
though.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

 

I have seen some nasty brown sludge come out of a Jeep automatic that
went swimming. It was on a CJ though.

Someone commented once that there was a button vent inside the bell
housing on some trannys, I don't know what the new ones are like
though.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

 

I have seen some nasty brown sludge come out of a Jeep automatic that
went swimming. It was on a CJ though.

Someone commented once that there was a button vent inside the bell
housing on some trannys, I don't know what the new ones are like
though.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

 

I have seen some nasty brown sludge come out of a Jeep automatic that
went swimming. It was on a CJ though.

Someone commented once that there was a button vent inside the bell
housing on some trannys, I don't know what the new ones are like
though.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

 

Perhaps we will take a look underneath next week. If we see anything
interesting we can snap some photos and post them

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"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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>I have seen some nasty brown sludge come out of a Jeep automatic that
> went swimming. It was on a CJ though.
>
> Someone commented once that there was a button vent inside the bell
> housing on some trannys, I don't know what the new ones are like
> though.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>