So there I was sitting there at a stop sign by myself and I decided to give a little gas when starting. Now it was raining but had stopped for a while and the ground was a+ little wet. Well the tires gave a decent spin and then came the "BAM". As soon as this happened I got the sick sinking feeling in my stomach and knew I was in for it. :( Smoke started to come out from under the doors behind the front wheels and I pulled over right away. I jumped out and looked under my car to see a gushing stream of tranny fluid pouring out from the passenger side of the tranny. :shock: I know at this point that I'm pretty much screwed. I jumped back in and decided to go for the gusto and start her up and throw her into drive. I only need to make it like another 1/2 mile to get home. She goes, but wouldn't shift out of first. So, I pull into my driveway and shut her off and I open the garage door. I started her up and tried to get her into the garage, but she didn't want to budge. I had my neighbor help me push her in and I jacked her up to take a look. I look at the passenger side where the 1/2 shaft comes out where the differential housing is and the housing the missing the whole lower rear corner. I mean a chunk big enough that I can fit my hand through the hole. The differential is there and looks ok, but I didn't really inspect it too much. I know at this point that I'm going to need a new tranny. I go back to the scene of the crime and there are parts laying in the street including pieces of the case for the differential cover.
I'm really not surprised at this happening because on Sunday I was at a viewing and a guy who I used to work with asked me if the Turbo Grand Prix was my car. He then proceded to tell me that it used to be his car because it had a cutout in the rear bumper cover for a hitch and that he traded it in at a small dealership in Washington, NJ almost 3 years ago and that the car had major tranny problems. I bought the car from the dealership who had the car for 3 years and they changed the tranny to a regular one in 1998. I know this because on my tranny is written 12-9-98 and the tag codes are not correct for the car. Well the car hasn't been register since 1998 and I was the first to drive it. I've put about 4,000 miles on the car since I got it. Well, the car rejected the tranny and now I'm stuck, but the good news is that I found a real turbo tranny in a suburb of philly and I gonna pick it up on Saturday if everything turns out alright.
So, is 4000 miles a record for a non-turbo tranny???? :wink:
I don't remember the codes for the tranny tag in order to tell if it's a turbo one or not. Does anyone know these?? I want to make sure I buy a real turbo tranny when I go to get the new one on Saturday.
Thanks in advance,
Josh R.
while i don't drive a tgp... that seems to be a common accurance.. i lost the diff on my gtp at 112k miles... a few others gtp owners have also lost theirs.. recently... :(
Quote from: Josh R.I don't remember the codes for the tranny tag in order to tell if it's a turbo one or not. Does anyone know these?? I want to make sure I buy a real turbo tranny when I go to get the new one on Saturday.
Thanks in advance,
Josh R.
OYRH OLAH OYCH
THe first letter may vary depending on if its remand or not.
Most comon is oLAh I think. There is another code but I don't remember which it is.
My Tranny also petered out this week! Gonna cost $1700+ to get fixed!!! OUCH! $1100 just for the labor!
Quote from: PCarterMy Tranny also petered out this week! Gonna cost $1700+ to get fixed!!! OUCH! $1100 just for the labor!
If he is removign it and putting it back in thats a deal, its 12hrs of labor to remove the trans in this car!! However, sounds like a cheap rebuild for $1700 total to remove and rebuiled it.
Chris, that was $1700 minimum.