3800 Tranny Problems

Yung GTP · Feb 11, 2008

Hey i think my trans is about to kick the bucket. When i accelerate from a light it shifts from 1st to 2nd fine. But it takes forever to shift into 3rd gear and when it finally shits, the car jerks. I checked the fluid and the level is ok. Thats no the cream of the crop. Eariler today when i was driving home from work, my car started making this wining noise when i hit the throttle. At first i thought it was the power steering but it wasnt. Then i thought it was the Supercharger couplers going bad until i popped the hood and as i hit the throttle from the TB it sounded like it was coming from the trans. Now im no expert at transmissions, Hell i dont even know if trannys make noises when they go bad. I just want to know where to start as far as where to go and how deep this is going into my pockets. Any inputs?

GTP23 · Feb 12, 2008

Hey ive had the same problem on my 2000 gtp but it was haveing a hard shift to second gear but ive used Lucas Oil / Transmission Fix which really works, and now my car is shifting very smooth cause the Additive for the trans.

Toasty · Feb 12, 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (yungGTP @ Feb 11 2008, 10:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Hey i think my trans is about to kick the bucket. When i accelerate from a light it shifts from 1st to 2nd fine. But it takes forever to shift into 3rd gear and when it finally shits, the car jerks. I checked the fluid and the level is ok. Thats no the cream of the crop. Eariler today when i was driving home from work, my car started making this wining noise when i hit the throttle. At first i thought it was the power steering but it wasnt. Then i thought it was the Supercharger couplers going bad until i popped the hood and as i hit the throttle from the TB it sounded like it was coming from the trans. Now im no expert at transmissions, Hell i dont even know if trannys make noises when they go bad. I just want to know where to start as far as where to go and how deep this is going into my pockets. Any inputs?[/b]

it's quite possible that your trans is now running the pump at max line pressure, wanting to 'fix' the shifting issues. an OE rebuild at most places will run in the 1800-2200 and up neighborhood around here, not including any type of beefing up/etc. you could get one of the replacement performance transmissions from w-body store, though not sure if they are handling installation right now. if you can get the car out to fort wayne, IN area, there's an awesome guy out there that does awesome trans work, and typical rebuilds cost less than what i listed earlier, and that's with heavier components (not full race prep by any means, but heavy street/light strip) --www.tripleedgeperformance.com -- he's spending lots of time over on the grandprixforums.net site nowadays.

Yung GTP · Feb 13, 2008

Thanks for all the inputs guys. The tranny finally kicked the bucket this morning when i was leaving out for work. I was stuck in the snow and when i tried to gun it out a couple of times, the tires stopped spinning and the engine just revved. I tried REVERSE which was working so i could put the car back in the parking spot but that gave out in a couple of revs. So me and this guy from around the way had to push the car back where it was so an asshole wont side swipe it cause my front end was sticking out. I then had it towed to this neighborhood shop and hes charging me $1800 flat for a trans rebuild, new HD CV shaft (pass side) and hes installing my desert fox transcooler that i had laying around the house for awhile. Do u think i got ripped off or its a pretty fair price considering he came and got the car for free

Oh BTW i called Aamco Transmission and they wanted a minimum of 1995 plus whatever i needed and the other installs and repairs was gonna be extra

imported_1fastGTP · Feb 13, 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (yungGTP @ Feb 13 2008, 05:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Thanks for all the inputs guys. The tranny finally kicked the bucket this morning when i was leaving out for work. I was stuck in the snow and when i tried to gun it out a couple of times, the tires stopped spinning and the engine just revved. I tried REVERSE which was working so i could put the car back in the parking spot but that gave out in a couple of revs. So me and this guy from around the way had to push the car back where it was so an asshole wont side swipe it cause my front end was sticking out. I then had it towed to this neighborhood shop and hes charging me $1800 flat for a trans rebuild, new HD CV shaft (pass side) and hes installing my desert fox transcooler that i had laying around the house for awhile. Do u think i got ripped off or its a pretty fair price considering he came and got the car for free

Oh BTW i called Aamco Transmission and they wanted a minimum of 1995 plus whatever i needed and the other installs and repairs was gonna be extra[/b]

wow... just buy my FULLY BUILT trans for $3k and call it a day. lol.

Yung GTP · Feb 13, 2008

i have a mild modded GTP Your trans sounds like its way out of my league and besides the trans is already being broken down. If I had the mods for it and the cash then your tranny would be SOLD

Toasty · Feb 13, 2008

1800 isnt horrible, but i doubt it will have any upgrades... you might want to look into getting some hard part upgrades and have them installed

imported_1fastGTP · Feb 13, 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (yungGTP @ Feb 13 2008, 05:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

i have a mild modded GTP Your trans sounds like its way out of my league and besides the trans is already being broken down. If I had the mods for it and the cash then your tranny would be SOLD[/b]

I know what you mean. It would have been smart of you to rebuild the trans with hard parts... so you dont have to take a chance of going through all this again. I'm selling the trans for $2,850, i said 3k just so you get the idea. the GM 1" chain costs $800-$850 alone, and i have the hardened input/output shafts just the whole Dynotech Stage 3 trans. let us know how your trans turns out.

smknL67 · Feb 14, 2008

Next time try tranwerks out on kedzie and I think its on the 70's south or 80 something. They'll do it for $1050 including the tow

Its a small shop but they do good work

Yung GTP · Feb 14, 2008

I'll keep that in mind the next time. CDause I know there will be a next time (Thats sad Isn't it) :lol:

Royalgtp · Feb 15, 2008

Yes, tranzwerks did mine and I liked them a lot. They did recently spit up thier ownership but I doint think it really matters. They are on SW highway and kedzie I believe....Near the Burger King.

CoolGTX · Feb 15, 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (smknL67 @ Feb 14 2008, 12:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Next time try tranwerks out on kedzie and I think its on the 70's south or 80 something. They'll do it for $1050 including the tow

Its a small shop but they do good work[/b]

h, mmmmmmmmm
puts this in memory bank(hope it stays)

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