I had a one drip a week leak in my transmission cooler line where the
transmission fluid line meets the radiator connector. I take the car off
the road for the winter, and with the cold Winters it was "I'll wait until
Spring" to fix.
So yesterday I put two wrenches on the connection and give it a good
tighten. It no longer leaks.
So what is the point you ask? Well, my 32 years have taught me that nothing
is ever this simple. I'm willing to be that by tightening it I am really
overcompensating for some weakness in the connection - should I be replacing
this line? I know they are not expensive and my instinct is telling me
change it. But it could be that the fitting was just a bit loose.
Anyone have experience with this? Is there a torque setting for the
connection? I couldn't find on my MB CD.
Thanks Friends
John Peterson
Kingston, RI
1991 300D 2.5 77k
