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Originally Posted by 57chevyragtop
Hoping against hope is not a good option? Yeah, kinda got that figured I think. I just have to keep this car at least 5 more years. Still better than car payments I think but when repairs in one year are over 50% of value you begin to question sanity. Just curious, I am thinking 12-1500 for this repair does that fit your ballpark thinking? Or should I be looking for +/- your opinion counts....
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the transmission fluid in these pre 2006 vehicles is dexron III . many owners like you have this failure worn out transmission because they did not replace the fluid with the new GM approved DEXRON VI. dexron III is no longer the approved fluid for your vehicle. the reason is GM had too many warrantee failures so they had to use a synthetic blend with a slightly lower viscosity. this then resists turning into acid as the dexron III quicky does.
the fluid is checked with the vehicle being driven about 10-20miles at normal speeds. then parked on level ground. with the engine running and the shift selector in park.
use a clean cloth and wipe stick clean. check level several times to ensure its at the same point on stick ...with dirty contaminated fluid this is usually easy to see the level. this should be below the full mark but above the add mark.
if the fluid has air bubbles this is because its overfull. more fluid does not repair a tranny but those bubbles will rapidly destroy your transmission. this is because the fluid cannot be compressed to provide proper pressures. then you get slippage and rapid destruction.
you will need 2,ooo or so for a rebuild. I am sure you will find many shops with a good amount of work experience with these transmissions.
lots of failures with the dexron III and owners believing the vehicle manual which states you don't have to replace fluid every 30-40,ooomiles.