funny acting trans
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funny acting trans ok i need help..i got a 96 grand am v6 3.1l automatic..when i start the car i have to let it sit and warm up for about 10 min (in 90 deg weather) be4 it will go into gear (the shifter moves) but it shifts on a dime when hot i just changed the trans filter..any info will help out thx
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Well, heat related problems in older transmissions as yours usually indicate hardened rubber clutch piston seals. Hard seals will cause clutches to leak. Sounds like it needs a good rebuild. How many miles on the trans???
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help me to understand Hey did you have this problem before you changed the filter? Also check your fluid before you start the car,is the fliud way up on the stick???When its full is it right on the full line? After checking the above dump a couple quarts over full and see if that changes anything....This transmission likes to be overfull ...Hope this helps...Dave
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tranny got about 80k on it...fluid reads about 2 1/4 in. over full when cold.reads just a tad bit over hot..it didnt it b4 thats the reason i change it..the fluid and filter was petty dity when i got in there..when i got it they said the tranny was change b4 any thing they might have 4got? thx guys
hey I'd agree with transman than...sometimes when the filter is changed you'll have it sucking air for one reason or another...in this case the problem was before the change..the time to change your fliud is before you start having transmission problems...just a though...hope this helps ..Dave
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trans fliud melts down when hot right?...maybe i over filled every time i check it i get a different reading not much of a trans person... thx 4 the help martin
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yeah drive ways is pretty fucked up it slops down.i check it warm and running..i found some thing else that might the reason there is what im pretty sure is a vacuum line out in the open.not connected to any thing its close to the vacuum modulator (not coming from there tho) shound i cap it off it dont look like it broke off of any thing there no thing around it where it looks like it could have fell off of thx martin