trans 29 yrs old, serviced 20 yrs.ago ,fluid smells . It is worse now,trans not abused 3-5 second delay, when warm 3 minutes ok? service again (risk failure] or wait for total failure?
2006-10-24 15:45:25 · 7 answers · asked by tomwhiteywhite 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
great tranny...change out oil pump & torque converter....maybe you'll luck out. good luck.
2006-10-24 15:53:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you are about 15 years late on the latest service time! It sounds like the transmission filter may be full of "junk" and is plugging up enough that the oil won't go through very well when cold (is thick cold),- after it is heated up (it is thinner), so it goes through ok! The "whine" is called "cavitating" -- it is air bubbles going through the oil pump, - because not enough oil flow is available!
I would recommend dropping the trans. oil pan and putting in a new filter, and then new transmission oil, it may make it come to life again like it should be! Of course if you want to wait for total failure, just keep using it this way, -- it shouldn't take long!
2006-10-24 15:58:17 · answer #2 · answered by guess78624 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Change fluid and Filter, put two o-rings on pickup tube going into the front pump. Especially if it's a plastic pickup tube. Known to leak air into the pump. The old style steel tube is better. Shallow pan Turbo 400's are very susceptible to aeration if over full also. check fluid level hot at idle
Kinda sounds like the piston seals are getting old and brittle, and leaking alot of apply pressure off the different clutch packs. Pump is probably getting worn too. It might last awhile??
2006-10-25 07:43:25 · answer #3 · answered by Mark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
semihemi replaced into precisely the ideal option. The length of the tranny tail shaft is a attention, as is the yoke. The yoke for the 350 is smaller in diameter i think. The stress shaft will quite much truthfully might desire to be altered. They share the comparable bell housing bolt trend. The 4 hundred is plenty, plenty greater proper than the 350 and could take plenty greater abuse. I pulled a 396 ci from a sixty 9 Chevelle SS and dropped in a 327 ci temporarily. The tranny greater healthful completely, yet I did substitute out the stress shaft thoroughly.
2016-12-28 04:18:16 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the 400 there is a screen filter in the valve body that is plugging up
rebuilding is cheap compared to overdrives
u might be able to do it yourself if your clean and understand the written word
Peterson library .com should be able to help get u thru the rebuild
2006-10-24 17:16:33 · answer #5 · answered by ed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would get it fixed right away,before it leaves you stranded,sounds to me like the front pump is about ready to go.
2006-10-24 19:14:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get it rebuilt!! its time.
2006-10-24 15:53:24 · answer #7 · answered by Psycmixer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋