Sherman Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Alright, it's the '92 Camaro.. with around 202K on it, original everything. Yesterday I was trying to get by some SUV so I could take my exit, floored it.. but no downshift. After the exit, a little later I tried it again, just to see if I did something wrong the first time (Though I don't know how I could've...) and it did the downshift and did like it usually does. Today, my mom comes in complaining the RPMs were around ~2800 - 2900 at 55mph (Pretty high). I'm taking it out later to see if I can get the same problem. Is the transmission going out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanoutlaw Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Have you checked the trans fluid? When was the last time you had the filter changed? Or the fluid? Also on the older automatics, there's a vacuum line that runs to a small cylinder (called modulator). Check that the line is in tact and there is no fluid in it. If there is fluid, replace the modulator. Do you know which transmission you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherman Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 It's a TH350 or TH400, we took it for a drive (After tightening some vacuum lines^^) and did some pulls on the highway, and a little normal driving. It did fine, I guess that was it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanoutlaw Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Good. I think the TH 350/400 also have a band adjustment. If you have a mechanic you can trust, you might want to get the trans serviced. If you do it yourself - READ THE MANUAL FIRST!!! Screw up on the band adjustment & you burn up the trans, QUICKLY! From some of your other posts, I get the impression you haven't done a lot of work to cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherman Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 Not exactly. Dad changed shift points (Chipped? Not sure.) as it kept breaking trans clamps. Haha. I don't think the fact of the Corvette servo helped, hah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanoutlaw Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 If you have overdrive, it's probably a 700R4 or similar (that shoulda clicked when you said it was a '92). Not completely sure on that, I'm a Ford guy. Not as strong as the TH 350/400, but they can be built if someone knows what they are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherman Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 If you have overdrive, it's probably a 700R4 or similar (that shoulda clicked when you said it was a '92). Not completely sure on that, I'm a Ford guy. Indeed. I'm more of a Honda guy myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righty Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 202k out any auto transmission would be respectable. I wouldn't be too trusting of an automatic transmission with that many miles. And if the fluid has never been changed, it might be a bad idea to change it. I've read a lot whrere people change their transmission fluid at like 150k miles and it stops working in like 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherman Posted June 27, 2007 Author Share Posted June 27, 2007 It looked fine, it was still nice and red-ish colored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanoutlaw Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Righty - The crud in the fluid was probably the only thing keeping it together! Most manufacturers recommend changing the fluid once a year, but who does? Sky - Did it smell burnt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righty Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 I change mine every 25k, or about 2 years. With my next paycheck, I'm hoping to change mine. And a lot of time, deposits and stuff are keeping the transmission together. The detergents in the new fluid will eat up the deposits that are keeping it going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanoutlaw Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Yeah, old trick is to put trans fluid (Type F) in your motor oil a week before you change it. The detergent cleans out the carbon deposits in your lifters. In older engines you also get a 50/50 chance of starting to smoke a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavenly_Blade Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 ok i got a question. i've got a 93 golf 1.8L with about 200K on it. idk if the previous owner did a tranny fluid change on it but now i'm kinda thinking about it. its a standard though. should i do it? if so what would be the price roughly for fluid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanoutlaw Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Unless it was recent, it would probably be a good idea. Haven't worked on many VWs but a Haynes manual should tell you what you want to know about your golf. They're less than $20 US at most parts stores. I'm guessing you can get the gear oil (or ATF in some cases, check for sure) will cost about the same. If you haven't found this yet, you might be interested. http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3...postid=39551095 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavenly_Blade Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 sorry, havent been on in a while. I'm already a member on http://www.volkswagenforum.com/ so i get alot of info frome there. havent been on there in almost a month so i'll have to go check back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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