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#4454 of 4469 Re: Shift Shock & Lemon Laws [claires] by backy Sep 28, 2006 (11:25 am)
Replying to: claires (Sep 27, 2006 9:02 pm) Does this mean that now we'll have a different discussion for each kind of problem on the MPV? Great.
#4455 of 4469 PeeVee oil leak by bottgers Oct 06, 2006 (1:12 pm)
About 3 or 4 weeks ago I started noticing 2 or 3 drops of oil on the garage floor showing up in slightly different spots (depending on where the van was parked) on a daily basis. I made an appointment to take the van to the stealership as it's still under warranty. I go pick it up when they got it done and like a fool, I drive it home before I read the comments on the service invoice. Written on the invoice was the following statement by the mechanic:   "No leak found. Oil build up on oil pan flange and portion of cross member frame aparently from a sloppy oil change. Suggest talking to the person who does oil changes."   While I do my own oil changes, and I'm usually pretty good about cleaning up after myself, I gave the mechanic the benefit of the doubt, and for a couple of days afterwards, the van was not dripping any oil. Then it started dripping again. I decided to pull the van up on my ramps and roll underneath on my creeper to take a look. I could clearly see a film of oil from the oil pan seal running down on the pan, and I could also see where the drops were forming before it dripped on the floor. I'm guessing the mechanic wiped as much of the oil off as he could, and it probably took a couple of days of leaking before it started dripping again. Why the mechanic tried to pass it off as nothing being wrong is anyone's guess. Maybe he thought I'd just decide to live with the leak. He thought wrong.   I called the stealership again and made another appointment to take it back in. When I dropped it off, I showed the person checking in my van the invoice from my previous visit, and I explained that I went under the vehicle myself and saw that the pan seal was leaking. He called me about an hour ago and said the mechanic agreed with me that the seal was bad, but they didn't have a replacement in stock. They won't have the new seal until Monday. What automotive service center doesn't have something as common as an oil pan seal in stock? That's ridiculous! He said I could come pick up the van and take it back on Monday, or I could just leave it. I told them to keep it as the stealership is like 25 miles away. The good thing is the leak should finally be fixed properly. The bad thing is having to be without the van over the entire weekend. I'm sure everyone knows how much of pain in the wazoo it is to be without a vehicle for even a day. In the end, I will be happy if they fix the leak.
#4456 of 4469 mpv tranny slipping by glmmantis Oct 07, 2006 (9:28 pm)
Replying to: rogerrabbit (May 01, 2006 8:22 am) got a 98. tran fluid looks/ smells shot. first and second work fine. all gears above slip real bad. undrivable past 2nd gear.   indicator light came on tonight.   thought it was a sensor or vacuum.   mechanic has not looked at it for a yr now.   fluid was flushed then.was better, now much worse.   in O/D, for a long time, when trying to speed up ( at hwy speed) it seemed to jump too far down like 3rd ( not 4th)    now on the way home from 90 miles away, we barely made it.   rogerrabbit, has your issue been resolved??? what was it???   Anyone else, please??????
#4457 of 4469 glmmantis by bottgers Oct 09, 2006 (5:52 am)
What is the history of the preventive maintenance done on this tranny? If you haven't been getting the tranny completely flushed about every 30K miles, then it's probably toast. Auto trannies don't hold up well if the fluid isn't completely changed out once in a while. Draining doesn't count as that only drains about 1/3 of the fluid. Replies to this message: glmmantis (Oct 09, 2006 4:00 pm) glmmantis (Oct 09, 2006 4:06 pm)
#4458 of 4469 Re: glmmantis [bottgers] by glmmantis Oct 09, 2006 (4:00 pm)
Replying to: bottgers (Oct 09, 2006 5:52 am) We've had it for 4 years and had it flushed a year ago. Otherwise, I really don't know the history.   We did drain and replace the fluid today along with a new filter. The fluid is either still bad ( the 1/3rd thing) or it's being burned incredibly fast.   it drove the same and the fluid is toasted.   Thanks, Lee Replies to this message: glmmantis (Oct 09, 2006 4:06 pm)
#4459 of 4469 Re: glmmantis [glmmantis] by glmmantis Oct 09, 2006 (4:06 pm)
Replying to: glmmantis (Oct 09, 2006 4:00 pm) btw it's an "allsport" 4wd.
#4460 of 4469 What color.... by bottgers Oct 11, 2006 (1:34 pm)
....was the drained fluid? Replies to this message: glmmantis (Oct 11, 2006 3:04 pm)
#4461 of 4469 Re: What color.... [bottgers] by glmmantis Oct 11, 2006 (3:04 pm)
Replying to: bottgers (Oct 11, 2006 1:34 pm) "the fluid is toasted" BLACK. even after drain and filter replacement.
#4463 of 4469 I hate to say it... by bottgers Oct 12, 2006 (3:57 am)
...but it sounds like your tranny is fried. Tranny fluid can still be pink and be bad, but black fluid is definitely not a good sign. If you have a mecahnic look at it I'm sure he'll tell you the same thing.

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