leaking transmission

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hey guys,

so i had my transmission rebuilt 3 weeks ago.. since i bought a bike i don't drive much..

anyway.. yesterday it was hot out.. about 28 celcius (something like 90+ for americans) i was in the line for the border for about 20 mins.. needless to say the car got very hot. i was going uphill and:

symptom 1:

i hit the gas and the car shuddered a brief, brief moment before going forward.. very subtle.


so we are parked at the post office.. and i turn the engine off. after about 20 seconds i smell/see smoke.. i look under the car and there is a pool of tranny oil.. probably a pint of beer worth.. so i restart the car and drive it to my property.. again when i stopped the car it started to leak like hell.

not sure what to do.. i drove it back to the gas station and when i got there.. no leaking.. i pulled the dipstick and NOTHING on the gauge.. not even wet. so i turned the engine off.. and added 1 litre (1/4 gallon) of ATF and it read about median on the gauge.. i looked under the car and oddly no leaking.. so i started home hoping that maybe there was enough pressure in there to prevent the seals from leaking.

on the highway.. about 15 miles.. slow down and get into town and it starts to smoke.. we pull off to the side and look underneath.. and no leaking.. so we checked the gauge.. it was low.. so we added about 1/2 a litre.. and i look under the car and it was leaking like hell again.. but at least i had enough to get home so i drove another 5 minutes.

at one particular intersection we were stopped at a red light. upon the green i got on the gas and

symptom 2: very light shudder again.. similar to before.

keeping in mind i was driving very lightly and slowly at all times. this particular time for symptom 2 i probably got on the gas too much? not sure


anyway i got home.. parked the car.. and it started POURING out again now.. far worse than before. i put a collector under it and haven't looked at it since last night but there's probably a good litre of the stuff in there. at least.

so my quesion is:

#1. what is going on in there?
#2. do you think i have ruined the tranny driving it home, keeping in mind that the fluid level has been reasonably high at all times
#3. is it ok to refill and drive it to the tranny shop tomorrow morning? i think the smart answer to this is to just get it towed.. so:
#4. since the work is on warantee do you think they should pay for towing? chances are i will get stuck with it


quite the essay.. for those that took the time to read and comment i really appreciate your help. hard to trust mechanics, but the guys that did the work are reputable and known to be very skilled. i guess anyone can make mistakes. :\