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How do you Clean a Chevey Cavalier Transmission....?
I want to tell my mate to "suck it" by showing him that I can clean my transmission and replace it with new fluids....but I do not kjnow how. I have a 1994 Chevy Cavalier that would die when coming to a stop. It almost felt like when you are driving a manual and you come to a stop while its in 3rd or 4th gear and you don't engage the clutch? Yeah, that jerky kind of feeling. Well anyway, if I would start it right back up and put it in drive, (did I mention my car is an automatic?) then it would die again. So anyway, after some research, I think I need to do one of two things; FIRST clean my transmission and run new fluids, but I need help. Can anyone tell me how to do that? How do you drain the transmission and how many quarts do I need to refill it? Is there anything I shoould run through there? Am I in over my head or can
I do this myself? Any answers would be helpful.
Thanks Rudy and Rude dude, but Im not trying to replace the solenoid myself for crissake! i am trying to see if changing the fluid, -which is what I want to try first before spending money on anything else- is some thing I CAN do myself. thats whats important to me right now; saving money and seeing if I can change the transmission fluid myself by being told what exactly to do. Its called LEARNING. Don't make me feel silly for trying.
My bad, guys, I should have worded it better. (said with sheepish grin!)
6 Answers
- deltechLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
This problem is common to the 125-c auto trans,the tcc solenoid is what is causing the t-converter to stay engaged and when you come to a stop ,yes it kills the engine,the fix is to remove the side pan not the bottom one and install a new one.
- ?Lv 71 decade ago
You're getting ahead of yourself. How many miles are on the trans and when's the last time the fluid has been changed?
If it's a high mileage trans and the fluid hasn't been changed in a long while DON'T CHANGE IT! You'll do more harm than good. The gunk and dirt typically holds the trans together, if you take away that barrier in between the gears and clutches it'll be slip city.
- Rudy HLv 71 decade ago
Well, it's not hard, but it's hard to describe here. Better buy or borrow a shop manual. I think you could do it if you want to torture yourself. As for your problem, your lockup torque converter is failing to disengage. Without going into detail, you need to let a shop look at it. You'll only make it worse. If you don't know how to change the fluid, you don't want to pretend you can overhaul an automatic transmission.
- RudedudeLv 41 decade ago
Cleaning the trany won't do anything for you. The problem is in the lock-up converter. The solenoid that triggers this unit needs to be replaced. If your asking how to drain the oil form the trany replacing the solenoid is far over your head.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Torque converter is staying locked up. Fix that first. Then drop the pan, change the filter, replace the pan with a new gasket and refill Do not let a spec of dirt get in.
- 1 decade ago
listen to this gta guy he really knows how to keep a pile of scrap running
yeah if it's broke don't fix it
