93cutty Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Lets see if you guys can figure this out. When my 93 cutlass 3.1 hit 186k it started having problems going into any gear when it was cold so I changed filter and fluid and the problem seem fixed. Then one day I left a stop sign and the car shuddered really bad until it shifted into second. I unplugged the TCC and that got rid of the shudder but I only had second and third gear. So I tore the tranny apart and changed the TCC solenoid. Well that got rid of the shudder but now first gear is completely gone and overdrive works only when it wants too. Reverse also shudders really bad. Oh yeah when I initially changed fluid there were pieces of what looked like metal o-rings in the pan. The car is now over 200k and I still drive it 70 miles a day 5 days a week waiting for this thing to grenade. I'm gonna be changing the tranny but I can't understand what is keeping this thing going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 GM TRANNY FTW!!!!! EVEN WHEN FUBARed... THEY STILL GO!!!! I would start looking for a good used tranny, of do a full re-build and overhaul. OR... get a used tranny, overhaul it, and wait... and wait... and wait... someday you will need it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93cutty Posted September 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 I'm picking one up from Turbocharged400sbc this weekend but I'm still gonna drive this one into the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 touche! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WC-Frogger Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 broken 1`2 shift spring and or the low input piston seal..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93cutty Posted September 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 Back in 94 my buddies mom bought a brand spanking new white Z34. Car had 3 miles when they drove it off the lot and man oh man did we beat the holy crap out of that car neutral dropping, racing, smoking tires. You name it we raced it in that Z. Fast forward to 2000 when I found a nice looking white Z with 45,000 miles on it for 6 grand at a local dealer. I fell in love with that car remembering my buddies moms..........Until 3 months later when the tranny locked up and exploded at 70mph. Then one week after replacing the tranny I floored it from a stop and the motor died and wouldnt restart. You guessed it the timing belt broke and the valves smacked the pistons. I did a carfax and guess who the original owner was. Yup it was my buddies moms car the one that we drove to hell and back in. The cutlass I have now is the most reliable car I have ever owned and I'am the second owner. Just goes to show that if a car has been taken care of it should run forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns87 Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 that is the funniest car story i ever heard!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicMechanic Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 Back in 94 my buddies mom bought a brand spanking new white Z34. Car had 3 miles when they drove it off the lot and man oh man did we beat the holy crap out of that car neutral dropping, racing, smoking tires. You name it we raced it in that Z. Fast forward to 2000 when I found a nice looking white Z with 45,000 miles on it for 6 grand at a local dealer. I fell in love with that car remembering my buddies moms..........Until 3 months later when the tranny locked up and exploded at 70mph. Then one week after replacing the tranny I floored it from a stop and the motor died and wouldnt restart. You guessed it the timing belt broke and the valves smacked the pistons. I did a carfax and guess who the original owner was. Yup it was my buddies moms car the one that we drove to hell and back in. The cutlass I have now is the most reliable car I have ever owned and I'am the second owner. Just goes to show that if a car has been taken care of it should run forever. That's Carma! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 Hmm... Not sure what you're going to do with this one, but my recommendation is what Crazy K had suggested to me; get a beefy transmission cooler. That should considerably help your transmission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 a tranny cooler is always a good idea. 3 of my 8 (HEY I SOLD ONE!!!!!) cars have one, one is getting a manual tranny... one car is waiting to get chopped up... I have about 10 used coolers to pick from for the rest... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Goodwrench Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 That is an awsome transmission. I had one like it, in a 1993 Lumina with 286,000mi. 286,000mi is where the trans finally let go, well, it let the differential pin go. It had 1st gear on a very rare occasion, and 4th just slipped. Other than that, I drove the car for almost a year with the trans that way. It's engine still lives on in my Cutlass. 286,000 + whatever I can rack up now. Later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 My Z's transmission is apparently the original one, and it's still going (with me beating the living fuck out of it) at 217k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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