RE5R05A - Anyone able to clarify -" If you have a trans fault replace the trans?"

[SpecialDave]

So spent about an hour under the old girl, in the cold, in the nearest national park some didn't p off the neighbours with her running and the occasional rev.

Fluid is fine - no evidence of burning or coolant contamination.
So I had my fav long screw driver stuck to my ear most of the time listening time internals and the noise is 100% from the bell end... It's right at the mating surface - and the noise has gone from a chatter to a matalic rattle as if you had a piece of stainless on top of an anvil and went over a fair whack of ripples...still predominately when in gear.

No slipping as such but power loss for sure.

[mudski]

I think i did read somewhere of the flex plate failing. Was on this forum I'm sure. There was a pic of the plate that had totally destroyed itself.

[lhurley]

When you checked the fluid, did you check it off the dip stick or off the drain plug?

If i can remember correctly my auto had a similar sound, metally rattley kind of sound, and it was the Torque Converter. The internal bearing collapsed. Check the drain plug for excess metal shavings.

[SpecialDave]

Last night dipper but have checked drain a week ago and found some metal

[SpecialDave]

When you checked the fluid, did you check it off the dip stick or off the drain plug?

If i can remember correctly my auto had a similar sound, metally rattley kind of sound, and it was the Torque Converter. The internal bearing collapsed. Check the drain plug for excess metal shavings.

Can I enquire as to your repair?

Diy or mechanic and if the later approx co$t!

Cheers

Dg

[lhurley]

I had it done at a shop as it actually broke down. Reason being all the bits of torque converter blocked the cooler and melted everything.

Had I gotten it rebuilt before melting everything, would of been about 2k. In the end it cost me $4300.

Not saying that yours will end up being like that, but they aren't cheap.



How much metal was on the plug? Would your say it was a lot or seemed normal? Mine has more then expected before it died.

[SpecialDave]

Very slightly more - looks like tranny coming off and the wallet getting emptied!

[lhurley]

Tbh it's cheaper to get it properly fixed before it destroyes itself.

Could just put a wrecker box in in the mean time until funds allow but then you are running the risk that it's in sh!tty condition.