Timeline for What kind of transmission issue does this sound like?
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| Jan 10, 2017 at 19:55 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackMechanics/status/818909258922213376 | ||
| Jan 10, 2017 at 18:06 | comment | added | dlu | @Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2, I stand corrected – I'm surprised that they would have the tooling and expertise "on the ground" so to speak to do the work in-house, plus they seemed like a big enough operation that I expected them to have a facility or facilities that specialized in doing the actual rebuilds and testing. | |
| Jan 10, 2017 at 18:02 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | @dlu - You may want to read this about AAMCO. They usually rebuild the tranny themselves, unless, I'd suspect, the transmission housing it shot. Like I said, this is their bread & butter ... they have a fairly good word of mouth reputation backed by a nationwide warranty. I'm sure there are specific shops which aren't very good, but for the most part, I don't think I'd have an issue taking my tranny there. | |
| Jan 10, 2017 at 18:02 | answer | added | PeteCon | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 10, 2017 at 17:56 | history | edited | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ |
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| Jan 10, 2017 at 17:55 | comment | added | iammax | I took a picture of the street right after the tow truck picked the car up. Link: i.imgur.com/MZYPK6Z.jpg And yeah, the problem is new. It was perfectly fine last week. I assume that it being not-turned-on for 6 days in a row in sub-freezing weather is the cause of this somehow. | |
| Jan 10, 2017 at 17:51 | comment | added | dlu | @iammax, you can just tell them that you want to take the car because you're not sure it makes sense to do the work they are proposing. It seems unlikely that AAMCO would be doing a rebuild in the shop, I'd kind of expect them to be putting in a rebuilt transmission, so I don't think there would be any compelling reason to have the work done there – especially if you have a mechanic that you trust. | |
| Jan 10, 2017 at 17:49 | comment | added | dlu | What color was the fluid you saw on the ground? Transmission fluid would have a red tint to it, you would probably be able to see that even if it was burned. Grease would likely be a very small patch, oil would be more brown/black. @rana makes a very good point – especially if the problem is new since being stuck in the snow. It seems quite possible that snow or ice under the car caused the transmission oil pan to move or caused damage to it that is responsible for the leak, so the transmission might not be dead. | |
| Jan 10, 2017 at 17:15 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | @rana - Your comments are sound ... please make them an answer! Also, AAMCO in the States is a specialized transmission shop, meaning, they do tranny work all the time. It was their bread & butter for many years before starting to branch out into other maintenance areas. | |
| Jan 10, 2017 at 17:13 | comment | added | iammax | I will probably get a second or third quote, yeah. Of course, I'm also worried that the guys at aamco will screw with the car if I say I'm taking it somewhere else... About two years ago, I had the entire suspension for this car replaced. So maybe it's worth fixing the transmission too, because due to having a new suspension, maybe it has better internal health (Besides the transmission, of course) than a normal 11 year old car? I'm not sure if that even makes sense. It has about 145k miles | |
| Jan 10, 2017 at 17:09 | comment | added | rana | I forgot one thing. If the leak is from the transmission oil pan, you can try to put a new gasket and fix the leak, then refill the fluid and see how it goes. Note that this will also cost you some money if you do it at a shop. This is not going to work if the transmission is already damaged internally, but should be lot cheaper than rebuilding the transmission. | |
| Jan 10, 2017 at 17:05 | comment | added | rana | I guess what happened was all the transmission fluid leaked out and eventually the killed the transmission. The cost to rebuild sounds about right. You might want to get another quote from a specialized transmission shop if you decide to have it rebuilt. Not sure If I would spend that much money of a 11 year old car. That is up to you to decide. | |
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