Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 12:06:18 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Auto Trans 1st Gear Noise
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hi Bill,
I don't know if it's totally safe to say yours is "OK" .........ok for now
let's say.
How many miles total on it ?
The leaks that got fixed tend to make me think there's a lot of miles on
yours......
but sounds like you're doing great.
So you got an air oil cooler put on it ?
that'll be handy for when you do a subaru or other higher rpm engine
conversion ~!
I havn't had a problem with liquid oil cooles on auto transmissions
failing.......
but I keep pretty up on fresh coolant and use a water soluble oil additive
as a rust in hibitor and water pump lubricant - been doing that for years on
hundreds of cars and vanagons ..........works real well.
You could suffer the same fate with your engine oil cooler too.........
if you're concerned about those failing ..........and I havn't ever had a
problem with those either, but that also is a coolant and oil interface
cooling device, that could allow coolant into the engine oil, which could be
serious. Point is........you can't change the coolant or maintain the
cooling system'too much' in a vangaon. In my opinion and experience, you
could change the coolant once a month for 6 months, and not be wasiting
money.
Not more than about 75 % of the entire volume of coolant ever gets changed
in a coolant change..........so there is always yuck left when changing from
old coolant to knew.
Mine auto trans is 'slippy' cold, especially if it's been really cold over
night. Semi-normal I think........though I bet the ATF is a little yucky
in the pan of my auto trans - I should get after that, drop that pan and
clean things out really well in there. ( same thing there btw......when
changing the fluid you never get all of the old out .........like say what's
in the torque converter ........if you're using a low tech drain and refil
methoed that is.
Vanagons rock !
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Prats" <b.bill.p@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: Auto Trans 1st Gear Noise
> Thanks guys for your reports. I checked the fluids and all is fine
> ..... I had 3 leaks fixed, the front seal where the cooler attaches,
> the O-Ring on the round cover near the top of the trans and that thing
> next to it , part of the 2nd Gear Brake Band. The mechanic had to drop
> the trans valve body to replace that seal. He did a great job for a
> reasonable price. I learned that the stock VW cooler can prove fatal
> so he installed a separate cooler.
>
> I'm glad to hear that mine is Ok. Bill89westy23
>
> On 3/5/09, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>> Yeah, mine too.
>> Normal I think.
>> If I swap out even two qts. of Royal Purple ATF I can feel my van go a
>> little better - very good stuff....
>> doesn't change the whine level of 1st gear though.
>> scott
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Bill Prats" <b.bill.p@GMAIL.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 8:48 AM
>> Subject: Auto Trans 1st Gear Noise
>>
>>
>>> 1989 Westy Automatic. Just wonder if you all notice that first gear
>>> is kinda whinny..... yesterday I took all the cushions and carpet out
>>> of my Westy before taking it in for service .... first gear was
>>> definitely audible and after service for some reason it sounded louder
>>> to me. Tranny Dextron III is pretty and pink.
>>>
>>> Bill89Westy23
>>
>>
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