Turbo 400 Question

[Jim Kaekel]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Seal conditioner is useless. It just swells the seals temporarily. You can do that with a pint of DOT 3 brake fluid. It will probably do nothing at all. It may just hasten the need for an overhaul.
The lip seals I referred to are inside.
Warm the car up to operating temperature, get it to move, then put it in park on a level surface and check the fluid level, make sure that the fluid level is right on the "full hot" mark. Then let the car sit for a day or two. Check the fluid before you start it. Then start the car and immediately check the fluid level. Note the differences.

Alan is correct, lip seals are probaly old and hardened up, causing a ton of oil pressure leakage. Time for a rebuild. I presume you did change the oil filter when you removed the pan as the stock style filter is easily clogged? If it's clogged, you'll hear a "screaming" noise when you start the engine caused by the pump and converter starving for fluid.