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How about the water pump - have a helper put it in reverse and you listen - see where its from - watch the hands when its running.
HELP OUT A SENIOR CITIZEN TRY NOT TO GET ROOKED
What is this line and why would it leak transmission fluid?
Ive noticed that while driving,that it blows hard on take off( blowing hard= you can hear the air blowing hard from motor),will shift into 2nd and quiten down at around 2000.
it does fine through rest of gears. But if youre on the interstate, it shifts in and out of overdrive. No other strange things noticed. Just in and out. and this gets worse if running the a/c with cruise.
Hope someone can help me here, or tell me this is normal and its in my head.(LOL)
As for the trans is it shifting in/out of 4th gear or overdrive or is the converter locking/unlocking. To see go like 50 mph and put it in 3rd gear and the rpms will jump up as it downshifts. Then back to D or 4th and the rpms will decrease and then a few seconds later drop again as the torque converter locks up - then you know the diff.
Trans filter should be changed at least every 50k miles and requires dropping pan but under $100.
as for the tranny,it shifts fine most of the time. But,it does come in and out of OD when on interstate, while in cruise, and gets worse with AC on.
i checked the fluid its only got 18k on the fluid i had it flushed at 115k 116k i think it was around there
the fluid is not burnt
here is the trouble i am having
all of a suden i noticed it on the way home erlier i dont have alot of power on the get go
when i first put my foot on the gas i real just hear it reve then it slowly starts to move ones i get moving for a second then i get power but no hevy foot to gas power just semi power
it runs good its not giving me major ger problems i think the only reason im not getting this is becouse
when in OD it only wants to be in one gear it dosnt shift then if i manuly shift it it dosnt shift into any gears other then 2nd so i guess D and 2nd is the only 2 gears it works in
am i in for a [non-permissible content removed] load of trouble and money ?
or could it be simple like a sensor perhaps
thank you
i just took it to a tranny shop today they looked at it and the guy im not shur if he knowns exactly what hes talking about but sayd somthing about a sylonoid
i never knew that there was a sylnoid in the tranny i know they are there for the engine but he sayd in the tranny and its gona cost 200 to fix it im taking it in tomarow im just hoping there isnt gona be more trouble about that after they fix it
$200 for repairs sounds good as norm for just the filter is $75-100.
its like 275 total that includes the 75 they charged to diagnoisis sayd he was giving me a little bit of a discount on that becouse i have a van there right now that is getting a total rebuil for like 1400 and he did my lincoln a few years ago did the tranny in my continental for like 1450 2 years ago and i was told that was a real good price i think he sayd if i need a full rebuil it would be like 1400 i dont have to pay taxes becouse my nabor ownes a car lot and i use his tax license so that saves a few hundred right there
I just happened to see it on the way home mon night. The thing shifts in and out of 2hi by its self. I dont know if it goes into 4 wd or not. But, the light will go out, and thats when the trans acts up. It drives fine when it stays in 2wd.
As we were talking I just asked, what if they just unplug the 4wd option and just let it be a 2wd. He being honest, said that that was a last ditch option, but it was an option.I mean I wouldnt ever us the 4wd anyway. Because I dont live anywhere I would have the chance to use it, and by
the way it has street tires on it anyway.
If its in 2Hi then you could pull the 2 fuses for the 4wd and that should keep you in 2wd forever.
I called them yesterday, to check on it, because the manager told me that it should be ready then. Its not!!!
Then he dejectivly told me quote" We have no idea, whats causeing this problem, and probally wont know". That doesnt sound good at all. So, what to do? Would it hurt it to "unplg" the 4wd on it and let it stay in 2wd? As I need this truck, for daily trans. If that wont hurt it, then, I guess thats my only option. Untill I can take it some where else to give another shop a shot. Anyone have any ideas?
I can't recall if you ever stated the actual problem that started all this. Its either the TCCM (4wd computer - pull the battery cable for 30 min and reboot it)and these also have had moisture in the connector and they do fail, the encoder motor on the transfer case that steps in to engage the front diveshaft and also 4lo if selected, the 3 port vac switch, a bad vac line, the sensor on the transfer case, the sensor on the fornt coupler, the front coupler, the front actuator, or the switch. Also 2 fuses to check.
The dealer said two things had shortend out, one being the encoder, and another thing(cant remember what it was). But that they couldnt figure out what or where made them short out,so, I got them to pull the fuses for the 4x4 part so it will only run in 2wd.( just hope that by pulling the fuses, that it doesnt screw up the truck).
Thank you for your help with this.
Went for a drive yesterday. Got on the interstate. Very soon after reaching the cruising speed of 60-65. A very unhealthy sounding and loud noise began coming from in or around the transmission. The sound is a little hard to describe but I'll give it a shot. It was kind of a grinding metal gear noise. Kind of what I would think it would sound like if you put a vehicle into park at 60 mph. This "Noise" did not effect the speed of the vehicle or make it bog down. When it started I just took my foot off of the gas and coasted over to the emergency lane while lightly applying the brakes. Once I got down to about 10 miles an hour the sound stopped completely. I got out and saw some tranny fluid coming out from near the Torque converter Dust Cover. It dripped for maybe 30 seconds then stopped (vehicle still running). Got back in and drove 2 exits to see if It would do it again and it did. So getting off at this exit once I came almost to a stop the sound stopped. Continued to head toward my house and was going about 50-55 up a medium incline and the sound started again. So I again stopped and the Fluid did the same thing. Leaked for under a minute then stopped. I made it home the rest of the 8 miles with no problem. Only other time I noticed Fluid leaking was. Once I drove a little to far down the driveway and went over the edge of it so i put it in reverse and had to give it a lot of gas to come back up over the edge. Keep in mind that this edge is only about maybe 1 inch high and its a slight downgrade. Once I got out I noticed Fluid leaking.
I am fairly experienced with the 4L60-E. My S-10 has the same tranny in which I rebuilt myself about 7 months/15,000 ago. Reverse went out then shortly after it would not shift on its own.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
tidester, host
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Hi, my blazer almost got burned twice, first time in summer in a long trip, oil came out of the transfer case, leak over the exhaust system and burned all the electrical wires. The mechanical said that a malfunction of a seal between the automatic transmission case and the transfer case, allow the oil from the transmission filled up the transfer case. The seal was replace.
Two days ago, again oil came out from the automatic transmission and almost burn the car again, but I saw the smoke come out of my car and stop the engine on time. Now the mechanical can't figure out what happened, they said that a a little device call "Quick Down" present a failure that's making lose oil again. truly I don't believe them anymore...
Any ideas (besides selling my car)?
Thanks, just for reading my rusty english. :sick:
This past week I noticed that when I was re-accelerating between 40 and 50mph, and typically when going uphill, the Jimmy seemed to hesitate almost like a couple before it settled down. So I took it to a shop I trust - they put it on a reader and got nothing, we drove it on the reader - it acted up just like always - but no reading. So he sent me to another transmission shop. They found the tranny stick 1 1/4 low, fill it, and then test drove it with me. No hesitation on this short drive. When we get back to the shop they check the dipstick again - and it's low. So he fills it again and schedules me for a better inspection the next day. I took it in the next day - they tell me I have a leak in the transfer case and that I should take it back to the tranny shop where I have a warranty. So when I take it back to the original transmission shop the mechanic takes me out while its up on the lift and shows me the gasket between the transfer case and the tranny - there's not a trace of oil..or anywhere else on the transmission. The only transmission oil is under the plug on the back of the transmission case where he tells me the previous shop let the extra transmission fluid out of the transfer case. He then tells me it's a seal on the inside of the transfer case that's allowing the transmission fluid to fillthe transfer case and that's not covered under a transmission warranty. He'd fix it for $175 - the first transmission shop said they'd fix it for $275. So finally I take it to Tuffys - and tell them the whole bloody story, they put it up on the rack, check the radiator fluid for foreign fluid, look at the underside, check the transmission fluid on the stick and in the transfer case - and find NOTHING WRONG! However, since the fluid had recently been topped off they suggested I drive it for 50 miles or so and bring it back for a 2nd look-see. I've been told by 2 shops that the fluid in the transfer case can come out the vent if it overfills and shoot onto the exhaust and start a fire. So now I'm confused, and frustrated and do not know where to turn.
Does anyone have a similar story, or suggestions? PLEASE? I'm a girl who's just now learning about her car, so any information about this would be very very helpful. thnx
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