# Throttle cable transmission fluid leak **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** transmissions, fluids, toyota, camry, leaks\ **Created:** [December 24, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/throttle-cable-transmission-fluid-leak/59124 "2010-12-24T16:13:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_Z\_Wetmore](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/john_z_wetmore/32/594_2.png) [@John\_Z\_Wetmore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John_Z_Wetmore)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/throttle-cable-transmission-fluid-leak/59124/1 "2010-12-24T16:13:23Z")
I have a bad transmission fluid leak through the throttle cable. Toyota no longer stocks throttle cables for the 1984 Camry. What can be done, other than pouring in a quart every time I want to go somewhere? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/throttle-cable-transmission-fluid-leak/59124/2 "2010-12-24T16:21:31Z")
Don’t you mean the speedometer cable? Tester ---
**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ac91a4/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User1111116)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/throttle-cable-transmission-fluid-leak/59124/3 "2010-12-24T16:22:38Z")
Transmission leak through the throttle cable? I dont think this is possible. Add your mileage and service record pls. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ac91a4/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User1111116)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/throttle-cable-transmission-fluid-leak/59124/4 "2010-12-24T16:23:39Z")
That sounds better and maybe as simple as an O Ring? ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/throttle-cable-transmission-fluid-leak/59124/5 "2010-12-24T16:31:57Z")
Throttle valve cable. Sure. Maybe called the detent cable or the kick down cable. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Z\_Wetmore](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/john_z_wetmore/32/594_2.png) [@John\_Z\_Wetmore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John_Z_Wetmore)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/throttle-cable-transmission-fluid-leak/59124/6 "2010-12-24T17:22:09Z")
Yes, it’s the kick down cable where the fluid leaks. The car runs fine despite having 365,000 miles. It’s not going to last a whole lot longer (it is developing rust issues), but I was hoping this wouldn’t be the problem that finishes it off. ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/throttle-cable-transmission-fluid-leak/59124/7 "2010-12-24T17:35:41Z")
I’m not familiar with how that kick down cable is attached to the transmission. If it is leaking at an O ring you might carefully pull the cable, remove the O ring and clean it and the groove it fits in and carefully smear black RTV on the O ring and the groove and reassemble it being careful not to let the RTV get pushed into the transmission. After curing it might keep you on the road for a while longer. I have had luck with GM turbo-hydramatics using that patch up. ---
**Author:** ![mark9207](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mark9207](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mark9207)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2010, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/throttle-cable-transmission-fluid-leak/59124/8 "2010-12-24T23:58:09Z")
Be really careful with that RTV, though. I have heard horror stories of RTV contaminating transmissions and sending them to the scrap yard. Incidentally, those st ories had to do with GM Turbo-Hydramatics, but it was in a case where RTV was used in place of a pan gasket. It disintegrated/broke apart and ended up in the valve body, ruining the transmission.