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Jun 28, 2018 | 08:08 PM

huntfarm

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Transmission cooler

2011 Grand Sport A6. Transmission cooler detonated in radiator turning fluid into strawberry milkshake. Car at Evansville,IN Chevy dealer for installation of new radiator and new transmission. Not a happy camper! Anyone heard of this before? Rebuilt trans only has one year warranty, while new is three year, 100,000 miles.56,000 miles on clock.
Onward and upward

Jun 29, 2018 | 11:29 AM

Ragtop 99

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Sorry to hear about that. What a mess. They also need to flush the cooling system and water jacket passages to get rid of any oily film it have left.

Fortunately, I haven't seen others report that on here. Maybe others have seen it. Good luck with getting your car back together.

Jun 29, 2018 | 12:57 PM

Red86Cfour

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I gotta think that an anomaly, I've never heard of that happening. Most radiators just crack the plastic end tanks.

Jun 29, 2018 | 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by huntfarm

friend had the same thing happen with his new Dewitt's radiator.internal leak between side tank and radiator

Jun 29, 2018 | 03:06 PM

irok

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Sorry to hear when that rock flew up off the road and damaged your radiator causing all your damage.good thing that your comprehensive auto insurance is paying for all the damage.good luck with it

Jun 29, 2018 | 06:20 PM

Dano523

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Originally Posted by huntfarm

Problem is really more about the containment fluid in the torque converter, which can not be drained until it's pulled and even then would be a PITA to try to flush it without cutting it apart if it does not have a drain plug/adding a drain port instead.

Even them, still would be up in the air what the Dexcool did to the Sync pads and the torque converter clutch pad.

Last edited by Dano523; Jun 29, 2018 at 06:22 PM.

Jun 30, 2018 | 07:29 AM

huntfarm

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Thanks for the comments. A little background on our 2011 coupe. September of 2016. Hit a deer at 60mph. Impact on right front corner. Replaced nose, right headlight assembly, and right front fender. Could be the force of the impact bent or slightly twisted a support bracket. And this eventually caused the failure of a transmission cooler pipe or tube. Will know more when we get the car back and look at the old radiator. Life is an adventure! Drive 'em like you stole 'em.