I went to Sullivan Pontiac this morning to diagnose a wheel vibration on the front left side, which turned out to be a wheel bearing I need to replace. The wheel vibrates over 50 mph under acceleration.
The advisor also told me that my 'shift adapt' reading was 'mid 20's' and told me he advised that they do a tear down on the tranny thinking I needed 'soft parts'. I tried telling him that the increased pressure is due to the DHP settings, but he wasn't buying it. He stated this spec should be reading in the low to mid teens.
He insisted that I was driving on 'borrowed time' with the transmission, despite the fact that both he and the tech admitted there is no slippage or any physical symptom of a tranny issue. It shifts as it always has, never showing signs of an issue.
I understand that you cannot diagnose an internal parts issue without doing this, but why would I commit to a $1700 job that might be unnecessary? I asked if the vibration under a load is related in any way to the tranny, to which he said no.
Am I correct in assuming that DHP increased fluid pressure is what they are seeing? This sounded like a total snow job and frankly I am a tad pissed off that they tried this. If the tranny was having issues, wouldn't I see this through some sort of slippage, or something I can feel? And isn't it an issue that would occur all at once instead of 'gradually' as he seemed to imply? The car drives fine and shifts perfectly as it always has done.
If my tranny does break, I will deal with it at that time. I don't understand what he was getting at or why but it sounded questionable to me. When I mentioned the DHP settings, his story started to change.
The advisor also told me that my 'shift adapt' reading was 'mid 20's' and told me he advised that they do a tear down on the tranny thinking I needed 'soft parts'. I tried telling him that the increased pressure is due to the DHP settings, but he wasn't buying it. He stated this spec should be reading in the low to mid teens.
He insisted that I was driving on 'borrowed time' with the transmission, despite the fact that both he and the tech admitted there is no slippage or any physical symptom of a tranny issue. It shifts as it always has, never showing signs of an issue.
I understand that you cannot diagnose an internal parts issue without doing this, but why would I commit to a $1700 job that might be unnecessary? I asked if the vibration under a load is related in any way to the tranny, to which he said no.
Am I correct in assuming that DHP increased fluid pressure is what they are seeing? This sounded like a total snow job and frankly I am a tad pissed off that they tried this. If the tranny was having issues, wouldn't I see this through some sort of slippage, or something I can feel? And isn't it an issue that would occur all at once instead of 'gradually' as he seemed to imply? The car drives fine and shifts perfectly as it always has done.
If my tranny does break, I will deal with it at that time. I don't understand what he was getting at or why but it sounded questionable to me. When I mentioned the DHP settings, his story started to change.
thanks for confiming my good price.. 
