hello all was just wondering are there signs of a transmission is about to go? or needs something done to it? besides the normal slipping,i got a 96 cadillac fleetwood project car that i bought from a auction not to long ago got it running but now when i start the car and put it into drive or reveres it makes a high pitched noise well not really a high pitch it gives a sound like when your power steering pump got no fluids in it. it had fluids in it i checked the dip stick,im just scared to take it on a long drive and get stuck some where it has happend to me before in another car we had was not nice in the middle of after 5 traffic yikes,but and words would be kind,thank you all
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The car does not slip,and millage is 180thousand miles
If you want to eliminate all the belt driven accessories, take the serpentine belt off and run it. See if it still makes the noise. If it does, I'd bet its the tranny pump making noise. Maybe the filter is getting clogged.
if you want to eliminate all the belt driven accessories, take the serpentine belt off and run it. See if it still makes the noise. If it does, i'd bet its the tranny pump making noise. Maybe the filter is getting clogged.
I LOOKED AT IT AND # 20 IS THE CLOSEST TO MY SITUATION HERS WHAT IT SAID-20. Trans seems noisy when moving in 1st and Reverse, noise goes away instantly if you shift to N or the trans goes into 3rd gear: Reaction planetary is worn out due to high miles or insufficient lubrication. Not a critical failure, but not a good sign either. R&R sooner rather than later.
Ill see if i can post a video of it maybe? But so just change the filter and oil? I heard doing this may be risky and trans wont act the same as before? Another question whats the proper fluids to be in these transmissions? Is there a such thing as a high millage trans oil like they do for motors?
manual didnt come with the car when i bought it,so you saying i cant change filters? i dont know much about transmissions so its not like a filter for a motor?
Not sure what he's talking about, but filters are made to be replaced. They do a job and when they can't do that job anymore, you need to replace the filter. You can buy them at any auto supply. In fact whenever there is a sign of a tranny problem, the first thing to do is change the fluid and filter.
What ape is saying is that if a tranny breaks down so much that it actually clogs a filter and causes problems, it's probably too late to do a filter/fluid change. But the only thing you can really do short of taking it in is change the fluid/filter. Really easy but messy.
You can never have too many tranny's. I used to have three spares, down to two now. When they go, it usually is a surprise. Mine happened 700 miles from home, be prepared. On that trip, it was my Carpice wagon, I carried every part imaginable, except the transmission. And you know the rest of the story, flat bedded home. Changing the fluid and filter, is an act of desperation, seldom changes anything.
My guess is that as it gets worse, the tranny will start slipping in the gears where the armature is supposed to be locked. You'll have to call a tranny shop to find out if it can be repaired reasonably or if a replacement is in order.
I'm just going off of your diagnostic #20. It makes sense that the sound would only be in certain gears since the armature is not being locked in all gear ratios. I don't know if new fluid would help it engage or not.
If the car still moves ok change the fluid and filter. If the car is missing a gear or won't go then it's too late.
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