3800 signs of tranny going????? :(

[zeez gtp]

What are signs of something going wrong with the transmission? I went wot on my car tonight and it was sputtering when trying to shift into the next gear. lately i have noticed that when i drive, i don't have tight shifts anymore. i always drive with perf shift on and the car shifted nice and crisp. now it's like a big pile of slop. when i don't get on the car at all, it shifts fine. it shifts like it would without perf shift on. i guess i am just wondering if like, you just keep driving it until the car won't move. thanks

zack

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[BumpinGTP]

thats how mine started out, then i had to drive 2 hours in 2nd gear cuz it wouldnt shift, it definately sounds like it is on borrowed time now

 

[beyerch]

other thing to check would be plugs ..... check for misfires near the shift point. It would happen at part throttle because of less load on the engine.

charles

p.s. if its not misfires, bad plugs, etc, yeah its probably dead trans time.

 

[J.E.T.]

Have you checked the trans fluid level? h34r: I'm sure you did - just a reminder.

You can try a bottle of Lucas trans additive. I hear it does wonders.

J.E.T.
'97 Red GTP - Orig trans at 155K miles - oh, CYA LSD inside .

 

[zeez gtp]

i just checked my plugs two nights ago because my car has been running rough at idle when i first start, but they are all fine.

j.e.t. ~ i haven't checked the tranny fluid level, haha. i will when i get home today. i'll look into that lucas stuff.

from now on i am just taking it easy on my car. and whatever happens happens.

Zack

 

[staceyyearsich]

Mines been shifting a little hard as well..making sum funny noise.. and the freakin vibration this thing puts off is incredibly annoying, thats why I am going to get an alignment.. i dunno

 

[BumpinGTP]

and the freakin vibration this thing puts off is incredibly annoying

annoying....riiiiiggghhhht....dont you mean fun?

 

[Fish]

Originally posted by BumpinGTP@May 26 2004, 12:33 PM

and the freakin vibration this thing puts off is incredibly annoying

annoying....riiiiiggghhhht....dont you mean fun?

:lol: :lol: :lol:

You mite have $10,000 in mods but I got $20,000 in body work hahaahha!!

Thats the most expensive stock body GP Ive ever seen. :lolsign: :lolsign: :lolsign:

Sucks to hear that Zach. Hope everything goes well. How many miles are on your tranny??? If all else fails, you could end up going to LPSpeeds shop and get a rebuild, along with some hardened parts.

 

[imported_Ron Vogel]

Originally posted by zeez gtp@May 25 2004, 06:19 PM
What are signs of something going wrong with the transmission? I went wot on my car tonight and it was sputtering when trying to shift into the next gear. lately i have noticed that when i drive, i don't have tight shifts anymore. i always drive with perf shift on and the car shifted nice and crisp. now it's like a big pile of slop. when i don't get on the car at all, it shifts fine. it shifts like it would without perf shift on. i guess i am just wondering if like, you just keep driving it until the car won't move. thanks

zack

This is out in left field, but check your plug wires. I had problems with my Taylors; one burn't to the front 02 sensor and caused issues that felt like trans problems. It' wouldn't hurt to measure resistance on them either. I found mine had more resistance than the stockers. This may be playing a role in the top end right before the shift.

 

[Fish]

Also another thing to possibly look at is valve float??? That would cause some hesitation uptop as well.

 

[Dreamcat78]

when i thought my tranny was going out...it was sputtering lots and it ended up being the fuel injectors! they were filthy! its something else to try..much better than needing a tranny!

 

[zeez gtp]

dreamcat - i think you are on the right track about the fuel injectors. my car has been starting real rough lately, so i bought some fuel injector cleaner and my car has been starting up alot better. it used to start and then sound like it was gonna die, but it never died once. i think i need to get my injectors cleaned. i have almost 105,000 miles on it.

ron - i think my wires are bad. i just pulled out my spark plugs the other night to see how they were and they all looked good. they've been in my car since late january. the spark plugs wires have been on my car for almost 25k miles. so maybe it's time to get some new ones?

last night if i boosted my car just a little it was making that pharting noise like how it sounds for misfire's. there is no power whatsoever. i haven't set an ses code yet. so i don't know what the deal is.

would bad fuel injectors cause my car to make that bogging noise? would it also cause my car to idle really rough and sound like it is about to die sometimes?

thanks for all the help

Zack

 

[Dreamcat78]

well i know that when i had the injectors cleaned it was just a temporary thing...cuz the way they cleaned them was thru a tube...I think I need a good clean job like how justin does them in his fancy machine at work!
you are prolly way pver due for a cleaning ...I only have 47,000 miles on my car and needed it bad....
Good luck

 

[rjaz gtp]

Yeah Z I suggest hooking up with Justin and getting those fuel injectors cleaned out. When I first got my GTP it had that bad injector in it and if felt like the car was going to die and idled real rough. My suggestion is to clean out the injectors, once done with that slap on some new plugs and wires and you should be all set! Give me a holla...