Dan Dubeau
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That would explain it then. Pretty much the same mileage over here too, even with the AFM lol. I've had mine 10 years, but thankfully don't daily it anymore. Just keep it around for "truck stuff".
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WTB Reliable small truck or car. Calgary Area?
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Doggggboy
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They're awesome at truck stuff. I used mine for hauling dogs when we ran the kennel.
Oil pump replacement maybe fixed one problem. but there is still a whine there when accelerating the engine even in park and they are now talking it might be the transmission. 4k on the oil pump replacement and now they want to look in to the transmission for even more money. First guy said it was belts, so replaced them. That didn't fix the whine. Then they said it was the oil pump and the whole song and dance that it would take 3 weeks and it was done in 3 days. Now they want to look at the transmission. Pretty upset as they said they test drove the truck and would have heard the whining noise. Transmission fluid looks horrible, do they not check during the fluid during oil changes? I even paid for the multipoint inspection. Not impressed, not going back.
So back to the truck parked in the drive way and car pooling with the wife to work. She has to be at work for 7am to 3:30 and I have nights where I work past 6pm so this is going to make for some very long days for the two of us.
So back to the truck parked in the drive way and car pooling with the wife to work. She has to be at work for 7am to 3:30 and I have nights where I work past 6pm so this is going to make for some very long days for the two of us.
I've decided not to take it back to the dealership. Its out of warranty since Sept, so I was used to getting the warranty service stuff done there. I'm going to change the transmission oil tomorrow and I'm ordering the parts to drop the pan and do the transmission filter next week. I'm also trying to get a hold of a small car to put miles on going to work and back.
So on the seasonal inspection it did list that the transmission oil needed changing, but they did not tell me, otherwise I would have had it changed back in sept.
Transmission is a 6L80. God I didn't know this transmission was this bad. I would have done more oil changes and filter changes above what the dealers wanted. My extended warranty ended in sept, kicking my self as I had an option to extend it and did not. From my reading the torque converter dies due to the high temps and then grenades parts in to the rest of the transmission. Even gm admits that the thermostat is to high and lowered it in later models. I'm gonna change out the oil to mobile 1 dex VI, in the transmission today and see if that helps.
Transmission is a 6L80. God I didn't know this transmission was this bad. I would have done more oil changes and filter changes above what the dealers wanted. My extended warranty ended in sept, kicking my self as I had an option to extend it and did not. From my reading the torque converter dies due to the high temps and then grenades parts in to the rest of the transmission. Even gm admits that the thermostat is to high and lowered it in later models. I'm gonna change out the oil to mobile 1 dex VI, in the transmission today and see if that helps.
Hi Terry I will try that again today. I put new belts and idler on the truck a couple weeks ago.
Sounds like dealer negligence. The tranny fluid didn't go bad in the last few months which means it should been caught on one the inspections over the last couple of years. Why didn't they pick it up then and let you know then?
You could wait on changing the fluid and try calling GM, explaining the situation and see if that gets any help. Don't know if it will help but you never know. It should be on one of those inspections that the fluid needed changing.
Yes I have my perfect world glasses on but I'm one of those stupid optimistic types.
Fingers crossed it's just the belt.
You could wait on changing the fluid and try calling GM, explaining the situation and see if that gets any help. Don't know if it will help but you never know. It should be on one of those inspections that the fluid needed changing.
Yes I have my perfect world glasses on but I'm one of those stupid optimistic types.
Fingers crossed it's just the belt.
This is why I'm actually pretty upset. I have followed all the documented required service for warranty. I can not even guess how many times I have had multipoint inspections. I did have the transmission fluid changed at one time. Several years ago. At the time they did not recommend changing the filter, as in they didn't want to. So at 152000km the oil has only been changed once. I might let my wife deal with gm, she has a much better approach to these things and a lot more patients then I do.
DPittman
Ultra Member
That shouldn't be a problem normally in my experience but maybe that transmission is different.
This is what I thought aswell. With other vehicles no problem. With this transmission Gm put in thermostats that are to high temp like 190f, they have kit to take it down to 160f. I have an active bypass mod coming, it allows flow at all times rather then the stock one, that is recommended for colder climates. I’m hoping to not have to deal with a failure at this point. I should be able to grab the parts tomorrow and hopefully change out the oil and filter in the next couple days.