Model: 01 DGC EX
Mileage: 182K+
Maintenance: Dealer and DIY
So, here’s the deal. As some of you know, we started having a shudder with light throttle between 45 to 55 mph for the past few months. Dealer diagnosed it as the Torque Converter is going. There is no check engine light. Trans. shifts smooth through all gears. The only maintenance done in the history of the trans. is fluid and filter changes between 30K to 40K. We did have one issue with the filter being restricted, that caused an awful noise around 169K, back in Sep. 2014. (Because the filter had over 130K miles on it, which the dealer never recommend changing, since it was being flushed every 30K to 40K)
Dealer wants:
$1850 for new torque converter and pump (Warranty 12 months) (My first choice)
$3700 for re-manufactured trans. installed (Warranty 100K/3 yrs.) - $1850 difference.
We hope to keep our van for another 100K. Most of the maintenance I can do my self and have already replace a lot of smaller things as preventive maintenance. The only issues is the shudder and some rusted outer door panels. (Which I plan on fixing in the future) Outside of that, she runs great and the inside look great as well.
So here are my Questions:
1) When they drop the pan and see nothing out of the ordinary, would replacing just the torque convert and pump get us another 100K with current trans?
2) Would it be better to get the re-manufactured in the long run? (Money is kinda tight)
3) How long can we drive with this issue and will it damage the rest of the trans.?
Would love to hear from those that have been through this and what your experience was.
*I’m going to have the oil tested to see the health of the engine very soon too.
Thanks
Mileage: 182K+
Maintenance: Dealer and DIY
So, here’s the deal. As some of you know, we started having a shudder with light throttle between 45 to 55 mph for the past few months. Dealer diagnosed it as the Torque Converter is going. There is no check engine light. Trans. shifts smooth through all gears. The only maintenance done in the history of the trans. is fluid and filter changes between 30K to 40K. We did have one issue with the filter being restricted, that caused an awful noise around 169K, back in Sep. 2014. (Because the filter had over 130K miles on it, which the dealer never recommend changing, since it was being flushed every 30K to 40K)
Dealer wants:
$1850 for new torque converter and pump (Warranty 12 months) (My first choice)
$3700 for re-manufactured trans. installed (Warranty 100K/3 yrs.) - $1850 difference.
We hope to keep our van for another 100K. Most of the maintenance I can do my self and have already replace a lot of smaller things as preventive maintenance. The only issues is the shudder and some rusted outer door panels. (Which I plan on fixing in the future) Outside of that, she runs great and the inside look great as well.
So here are my Questions:
1) When they drop the pan and see nothing out of the ordinary, would replacing just the torque convert and pump get us another 100K with current trans?
2) Would it be better to get the re-manufactured in the long run? (Money is kinda tight)
3) How long can we drive with this issue and will it damage the rest of the trans.?
Would love to hear from those that have been through this and what your experience was.
*I’m going to have the oil tested to see the health of the engine very soon too.
Thanks
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