Auto Transmission Swap

[Stan H]

And same to you.
Now what to do with this old one I wonder?

I am going to have my old one rebuilt .

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[JTenn]

Give it to me, I'll rebuild it.

That's what I was thinking too!!

 

[Stan H]

Gentlemen it is my pleasure to report that hitting the ole switcharoo with the transmission has resolved all of my issues and it was indeed just as plug and play as everyone made it sound.

They just called said it was done .. lol ..but I cant tell ya anything till I get it picked up later this evening . So excited

 

[Stan H]

They just called said it was done .. lol ..but I cant tell ya anything till I get it picked up later this evening . So excited

So I supplied all the fluid ,Filter and transcooler , and it looked as though they only used 4 quarts of it I am gonna call and ask why they didn't use what I supplied . But they seemed to have replaced several brackets and said the gasket I supplied wasn't very thick so they used their's
Also the 24 seems to have a slightly different shape on the case . Leaving 2 small holes . Wonder if these should be Silicined to prevent water and dust intrusion? Or will this allow it to cool off some

 

[Hootbro]

and it looked as though they only used 4 quarts of it

Empty pan to the bottom off the fill hole is about 4 quarts. Sounds like they did not do the proper fill procedure which is to bring to temp (86F-122F), shift through the gears, put in park at idle and open the fill/level plug and add fluid again which should have taken another 1.5-2.5 quarts until it dribbled out.

I would not drive it until that has been addressed.

 

[Stan H]

They did not drain all the fluid out they topped and checked the fluid.
Is that proper to do that . The transmission does look brand new .
Would the fluid already in it been fine ??
They charged me 10 hours labor .
Wonder if the filter was not changed
Now I am gonna have to call em. I was at work and had wifes car and she had to go pick it up .

 

[Stan H]

Empty pan to the bottom off the fill hole is about 4 quarts. Sounds like they did not do the proper fill procedure which is to bring to temp (86F-122F), shift through the gears, put in park at idle and open the fill/level plug and add fluid again which should have taken another 1.5-2.5 quarts until it dribbled out.

I would not drive it until that has been addressed.

I guess I am gonna have to go out and check it myself .

 

[Hootbro]

They did not drain all the fluid out they topped and checked the fluid.
Is that proper to do that . The transmission does look brand new .
Would the fluid already in it been fine ??
They charged me 10 hours labor .
Wonder if the filter was not changed
Now I am gonna have to call em. I was at work and had wifes car and she had to go pick it up .

If they left the original fluid in the donor and topped off from there, no telling what else they did and I would be suspect.

I think they are going to probably lie and placate you. If me, I would be doing the pan drop to verify the filter replacement and also redoing the refill on my own. Only way to know for sure.

Seems to be very little professionalism any more in the auto maintenance industry.

 

[Stan H]

I am going to go do the gear run through and check the fluid . Now

 

[Stan H]

@ hootbro if the fluid level is okay I will do a pan drop on Saturday

 

[Stan H]

Okay checked the fluid level after running the gears did it twice and then let it idle temp was 120 and when I took the plug out it came out the hole with the engine idling

 

[ShadowsPapa]

and said the gasket I supplied wasn't very thick so they used their's

That just makes me cringe. Thick isn't necessarily better. In fact, it should take very little gasket at all unless there's a pan issue.

 

[Stan H]

That just makes me cringe. Thick isn't necessarily better. In fact, it should take very little gasket at all unless there's a pan issue.

Pan is brand new looking

 

[Stan H]

It isnt leaking either

 

[ShadowsPapa]

This story bugs me. From gasket to not using much fluid, and other stuff.

Triple check it, and do a fluid swap - making sure it's done correctly.
Hootbro has done it multiple times. he knows

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