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Replying to: leighh (Aug 26, 2006 9:44 pm) |
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 i JUST BOUGHT A 2002 S-10 ZR2 4X4 EXT CAB WITH THE 4.3 VORTEC AND ONLY 51,000 MILES ON IT. mY BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE ENGINE FEELS SLUGISH ON BOTH TAKE OFF AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. With the a/c on is really bad, i bought an after market air filtering system that didnt seam to help. It still has a 3000 3 month warranty but you know how dealerships are on problems ... they never find anything wrong. Any sugestions? really would like to get more out of this and alittle better gas milage too. Thanks alot, Jeff
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Replying to: jeffro07 (Aug 27, 2006 9:10 am)
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thanks for responding to my post, can u please share how to check for this? also do u think it could be this even tho the reverse worked once after changin the filter and fluid, cause he did have reverse but only one thim 2 time it wouldnt move..hope the transmisson is not going out does it sound like it could be?? or maybe something simple? how does one act when the transmission is going out?? would u still have drive?? whats weird it its like when u put it in "N" it takes off like its in drive, drive works but when u put it in reverse it wont move at all...any tips?? thanks much Leigh If reverse was OK before the filter and fluid change they may have knocked off a solenoid connector, if so back track |
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Replying to: leighh (Aug 27, 2006 10:30 am) Automatic transmission typically exhibit symptoms of going out before they actually go out. However there are exceptions as was the case for me. Signs a transmission is going out are slipping in and out of gear while driving. Unusually hard shifts. Not shifting from park to drive when the lever is moved. No movemet from the vehicle when trying to accelerate from a stop andthen a sudden jerk into gear. Or the engine RPM's go up, but the vehicle barely moves indicating that the gears will not engage. In my case the transmission exhibited none of these problems, except for the occasional hard shift. I attributed it to the fact that the vehicle had 180K miles on it. Then one day after exiting the freeway and going into town, It would no longer shift from 1st to 2nd. It was stuck halfway between and that was it. I had neutral and reverse, 1st gear and a partial 2nd gear and that was all. Turns out the transmission was toast and needed to be replaced. So in your case, it is possible that the transmission is gone, but it is hard to say. I am thinking that since it first exhibited problems after the fluid and filter change, it has something to do with that. I would back track all the steps that were taken to change to fluid and see if there are any bolts left loose, wires that may have come disconnected, fluid lines that may have been knocked loose. I might also recomend finding an honest transmission shop and having it diagnosed. If it does need a transmission be prepared to spend about 1500 dollars or so. I paid 1500 for the transmission I just replaced and a few years ago paid about 1200 for the one in another vehicle. |
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Replying to: leighh (Aug 27, 2006 10:30 am)
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Replying to: flipper3 (Aug 27, 2006 9:47 am) Jeff
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Replying to: gonogo (Aug 27, 2006 2:26 pm)  its a 94 Automatic its getting some yrs on it but was running real good, wish he would of never made any changes  so any other things we can do or try?? im having him take it back to school tomorrow and hope his teacher might be able to help in some way
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Replying to: jeffro07 (Aug 27, 2006 3:56 am) You might check the underneath. Has it been off-road alot? One time I hit a chunk of metal in the road that put a big dent in the cat converter (among other goodies) that caused internal damage to the converter. The result was poor performance due to restricted exhaust. Good luck.
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Replying to: hoodlatch (Aug 27, 2006 6:39 pm)  so in your case what do u have to do to fix your prob? i hope its something simple on our part and not the big T word..hahaha that would really stink  having son take it back into school tomorrow to see if maybe his auto teacher can help us out, what gets me it ran fine before this....boy i wish he would of left it alone now cause at least it was running all gears okay..no its just good in drive...thanks for postin tho anything else we can try??
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