stock 4L60E trans in my 2002WS6. how long do i have
08-22-2005, 11:55 AM
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stock 4L60E trans in my 2002WS6. how long do i have heys guys, i used to own a 94Z28 with the 4L60E and i went through 3 stock tranny rebuilds..i know that the stock 4L60E is indeed a weak tranny but now that i have sold the Z and purchased a 2002 Ws6 with the same 4L60E with 43K on it, i am worried about when it is going to go? how long have you daily driven drivers gone b4 your first 4L60E went out? right now i have a tranny cooler on it thats it. fluid has always been maintained.. is the 2002 tranny the same as my 94?
08-22-2005, 12:07 PM
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Its hard to say, every car is driven and maintained differently. The trans cooler and 160* will help prolong its life. FWIW I have 46k 'very hard' driven miles, 15k of them with my torque converter. If your uncertain if its ever had a fluid/filter change go ahead and get it done, new fluid is the lifeblood of the trans.
08-22-2005, 12:37 PM
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my car fax says the fluid was serviced at the dealership at 25K. it has 43K on her now and 1K of that being with the tranny cooler. fluid looks good. i mean are there people that can run 100K plus on their stock 1rst 60E? bc i dont seem to read about them 
08-22-2005, 01:05 PM
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I got 50k out of my stock 4L60e but it's been abused.
Forgot to change the tranny fluid till 40k miles, had seen 50+ track passes, and had 2 accidental neutral drops done in it.
Already have the tranny cooler on it.
The last straw causing mine to shift funny form 1-2 was doing six 100 shot nitrous launches on drag radials, with my 3200 stall.
Forgot to change the tranny fluid till 40k miles, had seen 50+ track passes, and had 2 accidental neutral drops done in it.
Already have the tranny cooler on it.
The last straw causing mine to shift funny form 1-2 was doing six 100 shot nitrous launches on drag radials, with my 3200 stall.
08-22-2005, 01:16 PM
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Oh, and I have two friends here in Austin that have over 100k on their stock 4L60e's but I dont' think either has done a single track pass, and they aren't the street racing type. Yes, they get on it pretty hard, but other than Exhaust/Intake mods they are pretty tame with them.
08-26-2005, 05:45 PM
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I've got about 127,000 on my B4C:
116,000 County police miles when I bought it in January.
I drive it hard, no slippage, but then again I think that the B4C has tranny cooler?
116,000 County police miles when I bought it in January.
I drive it hard, no slippage, but then again I think that the B4C has tranny cooler?
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08-26-2005, 09:21 PM
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my car was stock when i bought it literally day 1 stock and adult drivin, currently has 83,xxx on the clock and fluid is still good n red no problems yet at all, ive put 2k on her hard and shes holdin up just fine
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mine had 90,000 on and was running great until i put the UD pully, LT, and cam in, then she started slipping and hitting the rev limiter on the 1-2 shift. i put 3,000 easy miles on her like that and she was still running with all gears and shifting fine when i did not beat her. right now she is at a tranni shop have a the tranni built
