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Posted by Norm [Email] (more from Norm) on Mon, 27 Nov 2000 03:12:13 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Auto Trans Problem, Michael [Profile/Gallery] , Sun, 26 Nov 2000 09:25:38
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Michael,

My 87 900T convertble uto trans started acting up at arount 150,000 Kms. On colder mornings, for the first minutes or so an a couple of hundred meters of travel, the transmission would appear to 'slip'. After it warmed up, it was OK. I also had a fluid leak from the auto Transmission cooling thermostat. I changed the fluid (just what was in the pan) a couple of times. The fluid level went up and down, sometimes too little, sometimes too much. I continued to drive it until 'low 2' gear went on me. I would have to race the car in first until I travelled a kilometer or so before it would lurch into drive. Finally, 'low 1' went. Now I only have Drive and Reverse. Try getting out of an underground garage from a dead stop with no low gears. Its like putting manual gearbox in 4th to start out. I have finally found a donor car (83 900) with a recently rebuilt 5-speed to put in my 87. You'll hear a lot of people on this board lament the auto transmission...listen to them. I also have a 98 900TC with a 5-speed. The difference is unbelievable. I wouldn't waste a dime fixing an auto tranny. Maybe get a minor service to try and prolong it...I wish I did.

Norm

89 900TC 5-speed, 99,000Kms
87 900TC Auto, 190,000Kms
83 900 5-speed, 209 Kms

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