# Transmission leak from fill tube

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-leak-from-fill-tube/24219>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 2, 2009, 8:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-leak-from-fill-tube/24219 "2009-01-02T08:26:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![velocityboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/velocityboy/32/541_2.png) [@velocityboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/velocityboy)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 8:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-leak-from-fill-tube/24219/1 "2009-01-02T08:26:01Z")

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It’s a ford c6 transmission- leaking heavily from the base of the fill tube. Evidently it needs a new o-ring. Question is, am I gonna have to drop the pan?..or does the tube just pull out (after being unbolted from the block)?

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**Author:** ![transman618](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/transman618/32/24_2.png) [@transman618](https://community.cartalk.com/u/transman618)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 9:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-leak-from-fill-tube/24219/2 "2009-01-02T09:05:31Z")

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It pulls right out. Very easy fix…

transman