1994 Olds Cutlass Supreme Tranny cooler lines

[Raydee]

Both my tranny cooler lines are leaking on my Cutlass. I think I found the lines online at autozone for $43 for the upper and lower lines. This looks like a simple job even though I suck at mechanics. What is involved in changing the two lines?

[Robby1870]

Where are they leaking from?

[THe_DeTAiL3R]

You can cut off the rusty areas and replace it with rubber hose and clamps. Did that on my dad's Lumina van, and the tranny oil cooler kit I got came with hose. Don't worry about it melting... it can take extreme heat!!

[Robby1870]

Yeah, I recently had to do the same thing. That's why I was asking where the leak was. The rubber part of one of my lines started leaking.

[19Cutlass94]

Mine was leaking, but a simple change of a hose clamp did the trick. But like said, it depends on where its leaking.

[Raydee]

Mine are both leaking right where they are clamped together at the frame. I didn't realize I could just cut the tubing and replace it with hose. I am sure its not the right way but it will get me by for now.

 

Thanks for the replies!

[Stevo]

You can go overboard and replace the damaged sections with hydraulic hose but I just bought the actual lines and installed them myself. The top bolts on the trans cooler are a bitch.

[19Cutlass94]

Ive found the clamps that GM uses for the hoses suck. Ive had to replace just about all of them with better clamps before I got the lines to stop leaking. That was about 2 years ago and I havent had a problem since.