Re: '00 3 Series Transmission


"Scott Dorsey" <kludge@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Jeff Strickland <crwlrjeff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The discount is there, but I hate to spend the savings on fixing the
trans.
I need to know what the problem is so I can understand what it takes to
fix
it.

Welcome to the marvelous world of the automatic transmission, where the
cost
to diagnose a problem is usually more than the cost to just drop it and
put
a rebuilt in.

It could be a lot of things, but to actually figure out what the real
story
is will require dropping and disassembling, and when you're at that point
you might as well just change it anyway.

And no, putting a manual in isn't a realistic option. I've looked at what
it takes to put a manual in place of an auto and there's just a lot of
stuff
to replace and line up.
--scott

I have no plan to convert from an automatic to a manual, the cost to do so
is greater than the cost to just fix the automatic (or replace it), and the
ripple effect with the computer and other components of the drive train is
more than I feel like dealing with -- and likely exceeds my skill set.

I've converted a carburated engine to MPFI (by using a kit conversion), so
I'm pretty familiar with my tools, but converting an automatic to a manual
isn't in the tea leaves for me.







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