DeXTeR
06-29-2005, 11:33 AM
I have what was a moderate leak of tranny fluid comming from the air damn area on my 97 Grand am SE. It now escallated ( as soon as I got to work this morning) to a torential downpour of tranny fluid from the same area, except focused more on the passenger side. I dont even know if Ill be making it home from Pittsburgh today. What I would like to know is, is there a transmission cooler in front of the radiator... Are there lines that commonly break running in that general area... And last, what the hell is the problem with these cars??? In like one month the car has cost more than its worth in repairs about 9 times over, and I dont go to garages, so this is just parts.
Car-
1997 Grand Am SE
3.1 litre (3100 SFI)
what ever tranny they used in these things, maybe a 4T60-E, its an auto
About 125,000 Miles....
Supposedly there is a new radiator in this thing, and if there is a cooler built into it maybe its just a case of a loose line. I am expierencing what I think is every problem I have read that these can have though... I may as well list some of the other annoying ones in hope someone can answer them.
The air conditioner compressor worked, for like.... a day. Now it goes on and off real fast and just wont get cold unless it is already cold out, or raining. Is it the compressor or the clutch pully and bearings?
The SES light is on and telling me the crank sensor is bad... I changed it, cleared the codes, stayed off for like.... 20 minutes, now its back to the same thing.
My right hand hockey puck style bushing in my drivers side lower control arm keeps popping up and out of place making for a loud clunk when the control arm hits its support, why the hell does it do that. haha, i looked at both sides and they look identical, only one keeps commin apart.
My lights on my (prndl) shift area flicker on and off while driving... real annoying at night.
My power steering pully blew up into shrapnel... fixed that, just bad enough to list i think.
I think thats about it... Mainly I need help with where the tranny fluid is comming out of... I'll get it on a lift after work today, but would really like a heads up of what im even lookin for... Since theres about -8% room to work under that hood and even less ability to see.
Thanks in advance.
Brett
Car-
1997 Grand Am SE
3.1 litre (3100 SFI)
what ever tranny they used in these things, maybe a 4T60-E, its an auto
About 125,000 Miles....
Supposedly there is a new radiator in this thing, and if there is a cooler built into it maybe its just a case of a loose line. I am expierencing what I think is every problem I have read that these can have though... I may as well list some of the other annoying ones in hope someone can answer them.
The air conditioner compressor worked, for like.... a day. Now it goes on and off real fast and just wont get cold unless it is already cold out, or raining. Is it the compressor or the clutch pully and bearings?
The SES light is on and telling me the crank sensor is bad... I changed it, cleared the codes, stayed off for like.... 20 minutes, now its back to the same thing.
My right hand hockey puck style bushing in my drivers side lower control arm keeps popping up and out of place making for a loud clunk when the control arm hits its support, why the hell does it do that. haha, i looked at both sides and they look identical, only one keeps commin apart.
My lights on my (prndl) shift area flicker on and off while driving... real annoying at night.
My power steering pully blew up into shrapnel... fixed that, just bad enough to list i think.
I think thats about it... Mainly I need help with where the tranny fluid is comming out of... I'll get it on a lift after work today, but would really like a heads up of what im even lookin for... Since theres about -8% room to work under that hood and even less ability to see.
Thanks in advance.
Brett