I'm experiencing a number of transmission related issues now that the engine's sorted and the car's sat for seven months. Up until now the AOD has run fairly well. There were a couple isolated cases of the car bucking at cruising speed on the way down from Washington, and once before then when the transmission didn't respond to my shift from drive to reverse on the first try. But otherwise it's done its job. The TV cable bushing was missing when I bought the car, but the cable seemed to be wedged in there precariously and I immediately had the brass bushing put on.
Running the engine tonight and earlier in the week produced a loud sound from near the transmission, somewhere between a buzz and a duck. The first time it was continuous from the point it started, but tonight it began maybe 15 seconds after starting the car and then went away after 30 seconds. I ran through the gears right after starting the car and everything sounded pretty good, but a couple minutes later when I threw it into reverse there was a loud clunk followed by a screech as I shifted back into park.
There were small leaks that pooled below the transmission. One appears to have come from around the output shaft seal and the other probably came from the pan gasket, but I'm not sure if it could've started above the pan and trickled down. The leaks were definitely transmission fluid, though. There was a third leak at one of the quick disconnects going into the oil cooler, but I took care of that.
I suspect the fluid is low and hopefully topping it off will resolve some of these noises. The dipstick picture is from 20-30 minutes after running for 4-5 minutes, so more or less cold. I don't understand the difference between the holes and crosshatch on the dipstick, or whether a cold measurement means anything, so I've held off on adding fluid willy nilly. I also don't want to add too much fluid accidentally. I currently have three gallons of Dexron III/Mercon and a replacement filter kit if that seems like the way to go. If so, is this also the time to replace the output shaft seal? Or is this AOD on its way out?
Here's a video that shows some of the noises: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONP-vwO4Nb4
Running the engine tonight and earlier in the week produced a loud sound from near the transmission, somewhere between a buzz and a duck. The first time it was continuous from the point it started, but tonight it began maybe 15 seconds after starting the car and then went away after 30 seconds. I ran through the gears right after starting the car and everything sounded pretty good, but a couple minutes later when I threw it into reverse there was a loud clunk followed by a screech as I shifted back into park.
There were small leaks that pooled below the transmission. One appears to have come from around the output shaft seal and the other probably came from the pan gasket, but I'm not sure if it could've started above the pan and trickled down. The leaks were definitely transmission fluid, though. There was a third leak at one of the quick disconnects going into the oil cooler, but I took care of that.
I suspect the fluid is low and hopefully topping it off will resolve some of these noises. The dipstick picture is from 20-30 minutes after running for 4-5 minutes, so more or less cold. I don't understand the difference between the holes and crosshatch on the dipstick, or whether a cold measurement means anything, so I've held off on adding fluid willy nilly. I also don't want to add too much fluid accidentally. I currently have three gallons of Dexron III/Mercon and a replacement filter kit if that seems like the way to go. If so, is this also the time to replace the output shaft seal? Or is this AOD on its way out?
Here's a video that shows some of the noises: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONP-vwO4Nb4
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