KHE Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Clean the crud off the bolt threads and out of the bolt holes. The threads must be clean & dry to achieve the proper torque. Do not use any RTV on the threads. The pan gasket is designed to be installed dry/without any supplemental sealer. Once trans fluid contacts it it is designed to swell slightly. Kevin '93 Fleetwood Brougham '05 Deville '04 Deville 2013 Silverado Z71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 I recall a thread that stated to remove the bolts clean them with brake clean then reinstall the bolts with RTV... Any Ideas? Mike, I think that was Permatex thread sealer and was to try and seal or slow the pan gasket leaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Thanks guys Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick7997 Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Well, I did the "hook the hose up to the return line" method last week.... Just for general informational purposes, here is what I observed & did. 1. When I ran the car, it pumps it out real fast thru a 3/8" plastic tubing. When it started sputtering, I shut off the car. Watch yourself during this step, because if you're not holding the end of the hose, it will whip around like crazy, and you'll have tranny fluid "modern art" on the walls of your garage. 2. I only got about 6 quarts out before it started sputtering. So, I poured in another 4 quarts, ran it out again. Still coming out dirty. I poured in another 4 quarts, ran the car, pumped it out. Still coming out dirty. Poured in 2 more quarts, ran it again... at that point, clean bright red tranny fluid is coming out of my hose. 3. At that point, I put it back together, refilled it, test drove it, thru all gears, rechecked level... wa-la! Running super nice. So, I'm not sure why I didn't get the whole 11 or 12 quarts out at once, but, by adding more a few times, I think I did finally get clean stuff pumped totally thru it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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