1999 Transmission Whine
Hello; this is my first post, and it's going to be a little long. I've got a 1999 4x4 extended cab, with 70k miles on a mighty 2.7L 4-banger. Well, my transmission "whines" in all gears except 4th. It's kind of like the whine you hear in reverse, but more muted. Going 70-80 mph in 5th, it's high pitched. Not too annoying, unless your radio's off and you really focus in on it.
A friend of mine with a 1997 had the same "problem," ended up having the transmission rebuilt (a worn bearing replaced) 3 times before his warranty expired, and never got rid of the whine. I found several other, older forum posts (yotatech.com & forums.vmag.com) on the subject, and many others have got the "that's normal for Tacomas" treatment from dealers.
So, not expecting much, I recently took mine to the dealer (I have 3 months left on an Extracare warranty). They found "excessive" metal shavings in my transmission oil, and to make a long story short, my warranty authorized a brand new transmission, and I paid for a new clutch. Unbelievable!
However, the sparkling new transmission still whines, only a little less than the old one with 70k miles. Don't get me wrong, I realize how lucky I am to have gotten a brand new tranny, but does this mean these trannies have finite lifetimes, at least as far as 300k+ Tacomas go? What do you guys/(gals?) think?
(I've only heard of this problem in some late 90's Tacomas, by the way...)
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