Bad news on my TCI converter
06-11-2005, 04:30 PM
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Bad news on my TCI converter Well I have had the converter in the car for approx 1500 miles. At 600 miles I was starting to get a little "flutter" during lockup and it would suddenly pop out of lockup in 3rd.
As a temporary measure I removed lockup in third gear and set the converter to lock in fourth above 60mph. Well that worked for a little while...
After about 100 miles the converter started slipping in fourth and the temps would start going up.
Finally last week the lockup died altogether.
When I have the car in fourth and it is supposed to be locked the tranny temps will creep up to 200-210 degrees. If I shift back down to third (where it is unlocked) they drop quickly back to the 175-180 degree range.
I have a 99 C5 with only 7500 miles on it. I specifically bought the 298mm lockup clutch with the 245mm converter on Kevin's advice. He said it would not slip.
I have spoken to Kevin about this problem and he wants to send me a warranty converter. What I am worried about is the same thing happening again. He mentioned an upgraded lockup clutch but I do not want to have to pay an additional 250 on top of 400-500 to R&R the converter. (Plus pay shipping etc etc)
I have a C5 so converter swaps are a fairly significant job. (400-500 bucks a pop)
I am planning to do a fluid and filter change on wednesday to see if that helps.
What should I do? Should I have a replacement sent to me or put the stock back in and send the TCI back for a refund?
Has TCI fixed the lockup clutch problem on the SF3000???
If I have to drop the trans a third time I am going to snap.
Anyways Kevin if you read this please let us know what is being done to prevent this from happening again. I REALLY hope my trans isnt damaged.
If I get a replacement converter I want a guarantee the lockup clutch will not die again. I cannot afford the R&R costs and potential trans rebuild costs.
Chris
ps- What really bugs me about this is that the converter worked like a champ at the track. Times in sig were acheived with stock 99 motor with 2.73's, headers, and halltech intake.
As a temporary measure I removed lockup in third gear and set the converter to lock in fourth above 60mph. Well that worked for a little while...
After about 100 miles the converter started slipping in fourth and the temps would start going up.
Finally last week the lockup died altogether.
When I have the car in fourth and it is supposed to be locked the tranny temps will creep up to 200-210 degrees. If I shift back down to third (where it is unlocked) they drop quickly back to the 175-180 degree range.
I have a 99 C5 with only 7500 miles on it. I specifically bought the 298mm lockup clutch with the 245mm converter on Kevin's advice. He said it would not slip.
I have spoken to Kevin about this problem and he wants to send me a warranty converter. What I am worried about is the same thing happening again. He mentioned an upgraded lockup clutch but I do not want to have to pay an additional 250 on top of 400-500 to R&R the converter. (Plus pay shipping etc etc)
I have a C5 so converter swaps are a fairly significant job. (400-500 bucks a pop)
I am planning to do a fluid and filter change on wednesday to see if that helps.
What should I do? Should I have a replacement sent to me or put the stock back in and send the TCI back for a refund?
Has TCI fixed the lockup clutch problem on the SF3000???
If I have to drop the trans a third time I am going to snap.
Anyways Kevin if you read this please let us know what is being done to prevent this from happening again. I REALLY hope my trans isnt damaged.
If I get a replacement converter I want a guarantee the lockup clutch will not die again. I cannot afford the R&R costs and potential trans rebuild costs.
Chris
ps- What really bugs me about this is that the converter worked like a champ at the track. Times in sig were acheived with stock 99 motor with 2.73's, headers, and halltech intake.
06-11-2005, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by CHRISPY
Well I have had the converter in the car for approx 1500 miles. At 600 miles I was starting to get a little "flutter" during lockup and it would suddenly pop out of lockup in 3rd.
As a temporary measure I removed lockup in third gear and set the converter to lock in fourth above 60mph. Well that worked for a little while...
After about 100 miles the converter started slipping in fourth and the temps would start going up.
Finally last week the lockup died altogether.
When I have the car in fourth and it is supposed to be locked the tranny temps will creep up to 200-210 degrees. If I shift back down to third (where it is unlocked) they drop quickly back to the 175-180 degree range.
I have a 99 C5 with only 7500 miles on it. I specifically bought the 298mm lockup clutch with the 245mm converter on Kevin's advice. He said it would not slip.
I have spoken to Kevin about this problem and he wants to send me a warranty converter. What I am worried about is the same thing happening again. He mentioned an upgraded lockup clutch but I do not want to have to pay an additional 250 on top of 400-500 to R&R the converter. (Plus pay shipping etc etc)
I have a C5 so converter swaps are a fairly significant job. (400-500 bucks a pop)
I am planning to do a fluid and filter change on wednesday to see if that helps.
What should I do? Should I have a replacement sent to me or put the stock back in and send the TCI back for a refund?
Has TCI fixed the lockup clutch problem on the SF3000???
If I have to drop the trans a third time I am going to snap.
Anyways Kevin if you read this please let us know what is being done to prevent this from happening again. I REALLY hope my trans isnt damaged.
If I get a replacement converter I want a guarantee the lockup clutch will not die again. I cannot afford the R&R costs and potential trans rebuild costs.
Chris
ps- What really bugs me about this is that the converter worked like a champ at the track. Times in sig were acheived with stock 99 motor with 2.73's, headers, and halltech intake.
As a temporary measure I removed lockup in third gear and set the converter to lock in fourth above 60mph. Well that worked for a little while...
After about 100 miles the converter started slipping in fourth and the temps would start going up.
Finally last week the lockup died altogether.
When I have the car in fourth and it is supposed to be locked the tranny temps will creep up to 200-210 degrees. If I shift back down to third (where it is unlocked) they drop quickly back to the 175-180 degree range.
I have a 99 C5 with only 7500 miles on it. I specifically bought the 298mm lockup clutch with the 245mm converter on Kevin's advice. He said it would not slip.
I have spoken to Kevin about this problem and he wants to send me a warranty converter. What I am worried about is the same thing happening again. He mentioned an upgraded lockup clutch but I do not want to have to pay an additional 250 on top of 400-500 to R&R the converter. (Plus pay shipping etc etc)
I have a C5 so converter swaps are a fairly significant job. (400-500 bucks a pop)
I am planning to do a fluid and filter change on wednesday to see if that helps.
What should I do? Should I have a replacement sent to me or put the stock back in and send the TCI back for a refund?
Has TCI fixed the lockup clutch problem on the SF3000???
If I have to drop the trans a third time I am going to snap.
Anyways Kevin if you read this please let us know what is being done to prevent this from happening again. I REALLY hope my trans isnt damaged.
If I get a replacement converter I want a guarantee the lockup clutch will not die again. I cannot afford the R&R costs and potential trans rebuild costs.
Chris
ps- What really bugs me about this is that the converter worked like a champ at the track. Times in sig were acheived with stock 99 motor with 2.73's, headers, and halltech intake.
06-11-2005, 06:38 PM
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Bummer, man ... I agree that warranty replacement is great but doesn't make up for the costs of R&R ... and then you have to worry about it happening again. Reports of this was the one worry I had about buying a TCI. My lock-up has functioned perfectly for several thousand miles, and I have the standard lock-up clutch. But the threat of this was one of the reasons I went with the Transgo kit with it's upgraded TCC valve. So far so good ... sorry about your situation.
