best case trans scenario?
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Tuned
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best case trans scenario?
My truck's in the shop after leaking most of the trans fluid out Saturday. What's the least I can expect to repair? Just have the pan gasket replaced? That's where it leaked from. What do you guys think that should cost?
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If it's in a trans shop, they'll likely tell you it "needs a whole new transmission". They'll even show you the metal flakes in the pan. ;-)))
Unless this is your best friend or brother-in-law, be prepared.
The mother of a friend of my kid's used to own an AAMCO franchise. Whenever the kid was here and there was an AAMCO commercial on TV, he'd always add the tag line "But you'll get one anyway" when the commercial said, "Half of these cars don't need a transmission".
Cracked me up every time, but the kid had to have heard it "SOMEWHERE".
Pop
Unless this is your best friend or brother-in-law, be prepared.
The mother of a friend of my kid's used to own an AAMCO franchise. Whenever the kid was here and there was an AAMCO commercial on TV, he'd always add the tag line "But you'll get one anyway" when the commercial said, "Half of these cars don't need a transmission".
Cracked me up every time, but the kid had to have heard it "SOMEWHERE".
Pop
Last edited by SpringerPop; May 29, 2007 at 02:14 PM.
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Originally Posted by SpringerPop
If it's in a trans shop, they'll likely tell you it "needs a whole new transmission". They'll even show you the metal flakes in the pan.
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He never returned and drove the Dodge over 100000 on the same transmission. True story. Jim
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The "old" fluid they were going to use might have ensured a tranny failure, too!
Ever have a Jiffy-Lube guy show you your differential fluid that he's just smeared on a piece of paper? How does he explain the sand getting on there that's "a sure sign that a change is REQUIRED".
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Ever have a Jiffy-Lube guy show you your differential fluid that he's just smeared on a piece of paper? How does he explain the sand getting on there that's "a sure sign that a change is REQUIRED".
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It's the front pump, they're saying. They said it's blown and it wouldn't be worth 'patching'. (185k mi)
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Originally Posted by Trakk
It's the front pump, they're saying. They said it's blown and it wouldn't be worth 'patching'. (185k mi)
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Thanks Casey. I found out they are putting a new transmission in. The "service advisor" is that terrible. I don't really know what this kind of job should cost, so when he said my front pump was "blown" and "it doesn't make sense to just 'patch it'...we'd advise you to have a new one installed" ... I'm thinking a new front pump. Nice service advising, don't you think??