Allison 6sp spewing oil from top

[812sf]

I’ve got a hummer h2 with a Dmax swap. Tran’s tune is from Duramaxtuner. When warm and driving moderately hard like at at high speeds, it spays oil out the top from somewhere. All over the underside of the body and down the transmission.

im going to change the oil tomorrow just to verify the fluid level. It doesn’t seem it’s coming from the vent but it almost has to be.

Can a trans tune cause this?

 

[2004LB7]

More than likely the vent

What temp is it getting when lit leaks? Where on the dipstick is the fluid level?

 

[812sf]

Not sure what temp it starts leaking. As far as I can tell it’s in the correct hot zone with engine running.

 

[Dozerboy]

Allison's tend to "over heat" and puke fluid if over filled. It's always been recommended that you want the fluid level at the lower end of the hot cross hatch area. I always verify my transfluid level in the summertime, because this time a year I can hardly get my trans warm enough. The hotter you can get the trans , the higher and more accurate the fluid levels gonna show.

Of course you could just have an issue with your vent or something too.

 

[Chevy1925]

You want the level to be at the bottom of the hot hash marks when the trans is at 175-180*.

You are better off having the trans under filled some than overfilled. Windage is an issue inside which causes issues like you have. Also can cause cavitation in the pump as the windage puts air bubbles in the fluid

 

[812sf]

I pulled the pan and put in a new filter and fluid. Put a little under 8 quarts in and drove it hard. Still is shooting oil out I assume under higher load because you can’t see a leak while idling. The gauge never got hotter than the below pic ~150f. It was still registering in the cold range and I could hold my hand on the pan and it wasn’t very hot By the time I got home and checked it.

now I’m thinking I have a cracked housing or a pinhole leak.

 

[Chevy1925]

Yeah it might be cracked. Are your u-joints in good shape? May need to get a mirror and look around up top

 

[812sf]

I’ve spent hours looking at the top with a mirror and camera. No smoking gun. It actually doesn’t seem like it’s coming from the vent. It’s. It the t case vent either. Also checked the two sensors on the side. I always get hard to solve problems like this.

 

[2004LB7]

Time to jamb a go pro up there and take it for a drive