It must be the cold air. We don't have those leaks in Georgia, so far anyway.
Ed
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It must be the cold air. We don't have those leaks in Georgia, so far anyway.
Ed
With the weather we have been having for the last few days:eek: I check mine every day.;)
This morning it is 18*F and with the wind chill it is 8*. Yesterday at 7 AM with the wind chill it was 0*. I have my fingers crossed that mine will not start leaking.:(
Well I lied in my earlier post. While under the right front of my truck a bit ago looking for a dropped wrench that didn't come out, I saw a red fluid leak. I guess I'm in the same boat as the rest of you now. @#$%%$#@
HELP!!!
Thanks for any help- Just found this sight and its really been helpful!- Just got my truck back from estimate at dealership - 35,000 miles & cooler lines leaking again- Had 1 changed while under warrty - Not so lucky now- They say it will be $760. to change all 3 lines -Anybody know what is involved in the fix - I'll fix myself using the updated hoses!! - Are the lines ends standard or do you need special GM tools - 1st time fix on my own, so any help would be REALLY appreciated --- Thanks,, George
after today i think it is time for a class action lawsuit against gm.
i have had my truck for just over four years, love the truck. today my lines are leaking again, this is the fourth time. the first two times they were replaced under warrenty. last year the mechanic told us new and improved lines were used. i fought with gm and finally i had to pay for the parts and they covered the labor, we will see what tomorrow brings. i only have 117 kms on this truck and it has never been driven hard, but find it a little much that everytime it gets cold i am forking out a pile more money for something that has supposedly been fixed before. i think this is a problem with gm., they need to stand up to the line and fix what they sell. i paid 62 thousand for this truck and have had nothing but headaches with this line. when i talked to gm today the question i got was what do you want us to do.
How outragious to buy a truck costing more than double my first house cost and you're all having leaking transmission lines. Bet their supplier is China. I remember reading an article by Parker Hannifins talking about all the junk hoses flooding the market a few years back and no quality control whatsoever. They were cautioning people to be very careful where they purchased their made up hoses and lines from. Perhaps GM wasn't listening. Makes me glad I'm hanging on to my 02 dmax. Got 170,000 or so miles was in 8 degrees F cold a few months back for a couple of weeks. Never has a hose or line leaked. I think Parker is making some of the best hoses.
Took the wife out looking for a new/used Tahoe past weekend. We looked at about 6-8 trucks. All from 05-08 EVERY ONE of them had leaking hoses! Some were leaking worse than others, but they all were leaking too.
To my untrained eye, these are different hoses than the Dmax, but they are leaking too. What gives? Though I haven't done it yet, I'm going to make the compression fittings for mine and try that. Not going to pay for inferior parts again!
Well mine finally started leaking:eek: It was never a thought that they wouldn't start leaking it was always when.:( I have decided to use a new kit out. I don't know if it is inappropriate on this forum to name the vender. I have the kit it looks great and I will be installing it this afternoon.;)
If your repair kit is from all seasons by chance I installed the aluminun line repair kits over a month ago and have been in some -20 temps with no issues. So far they have worked great. You do have to remove the existing lines from the radiator and aux transmission cooler- suggest getting an extra line retaining clip or two from the dealer before you begin the install they are easy to lose
Ed, it is not Tony's kit. This is the Alligator kit and includes all new hoses and fittings.
I have one hose leaking. I emailed gmpartsdirect cause I could not figure out the microfiche. They sent me these numbers for the 3 lines.
Thank you for your emailed inquiry to us at www.GmPartsDirect.com. We look forward to receiving your order. I have entered your supplied information into our licensed GM parts catalog and below are the part numbers requested.
20835127 Automatic transmission fluid auxiliary cooler inlet hose.
20835123 Automatic transmission fluid lower cooler inlet hose.
20759971 Automatic transmission fluid upper cooler outlet hose.
Quack, these differ from your part numbers. Are they giving me the old part numbers instead of the new and improved version?
BTW: It's only like $80 for all 3 lines at gmpartsdirect. The local Allison service center said they would install them 1 1/2 hr labor @ $90 / hr
Here is a DIY write up I did on another forum and you can see the Alligator kit.
It has been installed now for about 2500 miles and I have towed about 1200 mi with it. No leaks, works great.
Found this https://www.alligatorperformance.com...n-repair-lines
Kinda looks like what was being talked about
And yes my 06 with 56k on it just got bit by this with 27 degree weather.
I looked at doing my own kit years back, but never really followed through.
This here is the only kit that I have seen that I would consider using:
http://dirtyhookerdiesel.com/i-15131...n-6-speed.html
A bunch of hydraulic hose is NOT the answer.