I noticed a slight drip of something under the car. Upon closer inspection, I noticed that the steel tubes that run the tranny fluid for a short distance right before it goes into the tranny intercooler are leaking. I took the rubber hoses that clam onto the two tubes, and there was an obvious pin hole where it was seeping from. I checked and it looks like that part number costs 100 from toyota. Couldn't understand what the point of it was, so I bought some 3/8" ID transmission rubber hose and some 3/8" brass couplings from home depot, and put that in instead of the steel piece. I added some tranny fluid through the dipstick, by eye. Hard to get a good reading on that dipstick because it comes out all smeared, but I can't imagine I lost more than the half quart I put back in.
Anyone else have this issue, and would you have solved it differently?
Anyone else have this issue, and would you have solved it differently?