Well I would like everyone's input on this. Onc again I think and it feels like my transmission is taking a crap on me, I'm not tryin to jinks myself. But I have had my share of transmission failures and I have a bad feeling about this one. Should I buy a manufactured one or have one of mine rebuilt?? Let me know.
The trans is fine until I the car has been driven awhile like 30mins and longer it starts acting up... it shifts really hard from 2nd to 3rd, like hard enough it shakes the whole car. Sometimes its a little sluggish.
reman or rebuild
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blackbeauty00
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reman or rebuild
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Re: reman or rebuild
Sounds like your Pressure Control Solenoid is bad. Common. Do you know if the PCS was a new unit when you got your last trans? Some places put in new ones, some dont.
00Beast wrote:Less off-topic than Lane's Heated Steering wheel, but yeah, back to the topic.
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Re: reman or rebuild
The trans I got now is from a local jk. The trans I had before I took out the forward clutch pack. Where is this pressure switch located at?
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future mods: FWI, touch up paint, eventually a smaller pulley, HIDs,
wifes car-2006 Grand prix white, all stock-she wont let me mod it
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wifes car-2006 Grand prix white, all stock-she wont let me mod it
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Re: reman or rebuild
Its in the side pan. You can replace it in the car, there's a thread on it somewhere. If the trans you have in car now is from a jy I can 90% say its the pressure control solenoid.
00Beast wrote:Less off-topic than Lane's Heated Steering wheel, but yeah, back to the topic.
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Re: reman or rebuild
Bump for other input
Or did I kinda hit it on the head?
Or did I kinda hit it on the head?
00Beast wrote:Less off-topic than Lane's Heated Steering wheel, but yeah, back to the topic.
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Re: reman or rebuild
im going to call a local trans shop in the morning for another opinion, to see what they say and ill let yall know what it is.
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wifes car-2006 Grand prix white, all stock-she wont let me mod it
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Re: reman or rebuild
There should be a code for it, won't pop up with the CEL tho. If it does all happen to be shot, make sure you get the PCS replaced, either with the reman or rebuild.
00Beast wrote:Less off-topic than Lane's Heated Steering wheel, but yeah, back to the topic.
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Re: reman or rebuild
You can "work around" a bad PCS with a TransGo shift kit. It's not fixing the problem, but will make it far more livable for about $80 including the shift kit and new ATF.
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Re: reman or rebuild
Be careful, a trans shop is just as likely to tell you that you need a rebuild as anything else.
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Re: reman or rebuild
01bonnesc hit it on the head, its the pcs. When I took it to the trans shop the scanned it and told me that it wad the pcs, then I left. I told them I got a project for the weekend.
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wifes car-2006 Grand prix white, all stock-she wont let me mod it
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Re: reman or rebuild
It is a project, but this will most likely solve the issue...
If this does solve the problem, I highly recommend the ATSG Shift Improver kit at the next pan drop..
If this does solve the problem, I highly recommend the ATSG Shift Improver kit at the next pan drop..