Car having issues...
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2007 C230
The power steering pump made some noise a while back and it was a little low. topped it off and it has been fine since.
The main reason I think it is tranny related is that the shifting is not right. My car has shifted smooth as silk since i have owned it until yesterday.
We are going to pick it up and take it to an import trans shop here in a few, hopefully they can look at it and tell me something by Mon-Tues.
The main reason I think it is tranny related is that the shifting is not right. My car has shifted smooth as silk since i have owned it until yesterday.
We are going to pick it up and take it to an import trans shop here in a few, hopefully they can look at it and tell me something by Mon-Tues.
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07 E63, 04 discovery
Just checking did you ever take the belt of and run the car to see if it still makes noise. This would let you know for sure wether it is something on the belt drive or its more major like trans or engine noise
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I did not. When I took it to this small local shop they said it was trans related. I am sure they did not look much further than that as I could tell they did not want to mess with it and basically wanted me to get it the hell off of there lot.
I am fairly certain though it is not a belt issue. You can hear a rattle under the car and the tranny is shifting weird and jerky at low rpms.
I am not even attempting to drive it anymore, I am hoping it maybe something minor. It still seems to drive very good if it is trans related, but I am not taking any chances of causing any more damage than it already has.
I am fairly certain though it is not a belt issue. You can hear a rattle under the car and the tranny is shifting weird and jerky at low rpms.
I am not even attempting to drive it anymore, I am hoping it maybe something minor. It still seems to drive very good if it is trans related, but I am not taking any chances of causing any more damage than it already has.
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i was just saying because it would probably be the first thing i did to eliminate the belt drive. it is very easy to remove the belt. all you have to do is get a ratchet and a 17mm socket. then you can turn the tensioner to get the belt off. These cars can mislead you with their problems sometimes. You'd be suprised. If nothing else you would know that its engine or trans related.
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Transmission cooler line may have popped out of the radiator. We had one on the forum last year after a very minor bump.
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Dropped it off at an import shop, it blew a front pump seal. They wont know if the tranny has any major issues until the replace the seal and fill the converter/tranny with fluid and try to run it through the gears.
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A vacationing penguin is driving his through Arizona when he notices that the oil pressure light is on. He gets out to look and sees oil dripping out of the motor. He drives to the nearest town and stops at the first gas station.
After dropping the car off, the penguin goes for a walk around town. He sees an ice-cream shop and, being a penguin in Arizona, decides that something cold would really hit the spot. He gets a big dish of ice cream and sits down to eat. Having no hands he makes a real mess trying to eat with his flippers. After finishing his ice cream, he goes back to the gas station and asks the mechanic if he's found the problem. The mechanic looks up and says "It looks like you blew a seal."
"No no," the penguin replies, "it's just ice cream."
Sorry, I couldn't help it.
After dropping the car off, the penguin goes for a walk around town. He sees an ice-cream shop and, being a penguin in Arizona, decides that something cold would really hit the spot. He gets a big dish of ice cream and sits down to eat. Having no hands he makes a real mess trying to eat with his flippers. After finishing his ice cream, he goes back to the gas station and asks the mechanic if he's found the problem. The mechanic looks up and says "It looks like you blew a seal."
"No no," the penguin replies, "it's just ice cream."
Sorry, I couldn't help it.
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Damn I'm..... a marginal diagnostician
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let us know how it turns out.
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Wow - hard to believe the tranny will be OK with all that noise - Good luck.
I have filed that clip - Let us know how things go. Did they tell you why it blew a pump seal? It's not a common failure.
I've learned something new about the 722.9!
I have filed that clip - Let us know how things go. Did they tell you why it blew a pump seal? It's not a common failure.
I've learned something new about the 722.9!
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What happened was the bearing spun on the torque converter and the front pump seal went out.
I had to replaced the front pump, seal, torque converter, filter, fluid, and have the bell housing machined.
Luckily I used to work at a trans place that sold parts so total cost for everything including labor was $1570
I had to replaced the front pump, seal, torque converter, filter, fluid, and have the bell housing machined.
Luckily I used to work at a trans place that sold parts so total cost for everything including labor was $1570
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I have talked to several people and this seems to be a know issue with the 722 trans. Problem is most people do not pull over right away and tow the car so it ends up being a lot worse. Good thing I did not drive the car.
