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@!&#$ing tranny blew!!! What do i do???
Hi,
Well, long story short, i replaced the tranny fluid on saturday (not a flush, just the drain) and not 15min after I start driving it again... SLIPPING!!! and wining noises, now car will not move unless I leave it sit for a bit. The tranny has been wining a bit lately, just a small wine (like gears spinning really fast), so I decided to change the fluids. The fluid that came out was quite brown. But Dexron 3 max life atf in. I think it started slipping because it didn't have enough fluid in it, I checked the stick before I started driving and said it was full. Well checked it again after it started @#@!ing up and it barely registered. Put more in, then it fried. Left it over night, came back this morning, levels were high, a bit over cold F. Car was working alright for a bit then, 1mi down the road, SLIPPING!!! So after a process of stopping for a bit then going again, I made it to the bottom of the hitt i live on. Won't go up it! What is this and what should I do? This car has been an endless pit of money for me. OVER |
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Sorry to say....
but it sounds like the trans is toast.
Replacement or repair is your only option to keep it going. Todd
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Re: Sorry to say....
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Good luck! -Chike
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anyone want it?
Anyone want it?
if i fix it, I will not be able to move away, and I have to move. I will post a new post with pictures of the body damage and throw it up for sale. Thanx for your help. |
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If this is an obstacle in the path of your future, by all means sell it.
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You say that it'll drive a mile or so before it starts slipping? It sounds like the same problem I had with mine a couple years ago. I had it towed to a Subaru dealership who did a flush and replaced the internal screen. Apparently there was a blockage somewhere, so the pressure was dropping off very quickly until it couldn't shift or hold a gear any more. After the flush it ran perfecly...
...for about a week, whereupon it died permanently and I had to replace the tranny...
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oh no, thats not a good story at all. sorry to hear that, was it because it was driven with a ****ed up line for a bit? or was it just its time?
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The tranny had 133k on it, so I guess you could say it was time. I mean, I don't think 133k is stellar for a tranny, but definitely above average for an SVX without a cooler on it.
I think it was probably worn substantially, and the slipping burned the clutch out for good. There's a lesson to be learned there - slipping is bad. Sometimes they start slipping for reasons other than a worn clutch - brake band needs adjustment, blockage in he fluid passages. But if you let it slip a lot, you're going to ruin the clutch anyway. Of course, if it's slipping because of a blocked fluid passage, the debris causing the blockage is likely clutch material, and it had to come from somewhere, you know? Anyway, maybe you can get away with a flush for now and maybe you can't. Either way I think you're in for a new tranny very shortly. Sorry.
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yeah, I dropped it off at my mechanics today and he is going to let me know whats up, other than it doesn't work. I doubt I will be fixing it, dont have $$$ to spare for that without completely ruining my plans for the future (moving to New Zealand).
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no, but i needed at least 2500 out of it when i was going to sell it before i moved, also NEEDED it to last till i moved. Now neither is going to happen... leave it to the SVX to &%$# YOU.
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Well, it is after all a complicated 12-year-old car. It's not a Camry.
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