going to the shop tomorrow want to make sure i dont get ripped off

[4g63t]

going to the shop tomorrow, to have my tv cable replace, and what i need to know is about how long it takes to remove the old one and install the new one 90 3,1 v6

[2ndgenz28]

It don't take long but since a miss adjusted TV cable can trash a trans within a block, best to pay what ever so you can blame them if you need the trans rebuilt when done

[4g63t]

for real? because ive been driving with it miss adjusted and i also drove it after i snapped the green piece.. for about 10-15min to get it home held to the throttle with tape and zip ties driving like crap and stalling. and i will also have to drive it to the shop tomorrow with is right down the block

[4g63t]

and that would be why i really want to take it to a shop so i could say it was driving fine before i broke the plastic peice this and that and blame them for everything since there greedy and charge 90 an hour

[Neriah]

if you drive it there to get it fixed, the "driving fine before" story wont work when you drive it into the shop to get work done lol

[2ndgenz28]

Originally Posted by 4g63t

for real? because ive been driving with it miss adjusted and i also drove it after i snapped the green piece.. for about 10-15min to get it home held to the throttle with tape and zip ties driving like crap and stalling. and i will also have to drive it to the shop tomorrow with is right down the block

yep for real........

[4g63t]

Originally Posted by Neriah

if you drive it there to get it fixed, the "driving fine before" story wont work when you drive it into the shop to get work done lol

lol why not?



dam i hope my trannys good

im having real bad luck with cars

my last car before this was a 1991 talon tsi turbo jumped timming bent valve with in a week of getting it

now this is happening. and if i need a new trans then i have ti get rid of the car.


i hate to say it but i think i need a honda :(

[2ndgenz28]

no you need to learn about the cars you own.

Id bet money the mileage on the tsi would of told you the timing belt was gong to be a crap shoot and would of been the first thing you should of serviced when bought.

Same with your TV cable, should of known better then to just zip tie it and drive around.


not trying to be rude but you need to only buy new cars, where you only need to know where the gas goes in and it will last a long while without needing to know anything about it

[4g63t]

my tsi had 120k yea but it was real loose and i was going to replace when i got the money to do so, the tsi, the 4g63 is the only engine i could really look at and not be confused lol, and i didnt zip tie and drive around i zip tied it to get it home and that was it and as far as new cars i dont have the money witch is why im buying cheap used cars

and what i need to do is buy cars and have money to fix what need to be fix and by a car that i know very well

but i just got off the phone with the shop and they said when they took the cable off the hook in the tranny was not connected to the cable, and there saying they have to drop the pan in order to get the hook out, is that really what they have to do

[2ndgenz28]

never done one on a 700R so I don't know, on TH350 it can be done.

If they drop the pan, better change the filter too.

course they will probably say ohh look at all this junk in the bottom of the pan, you need a $2000 rebuild.

Cause your already sucker bait needing them to change the cable.

[4g63t]

yea they said he would have to drop the pan change the gasket and filter


the reason im having them do the cable is because i dont have what i need to do it, i dont this drive train at all and im not going to risk it on something like the tranny.

when i drove there it shifted into 2nd gear, so wouldnt that of ment that the hook was attatched to the cable?

[2ndgenz28]

Dunno about the cable and what it all does in a 700R don't like em, they work good then don't and cost $$$$

Also if the trans has more then 70,000 miles on it and this is the first time the fliter and fluid had been changed.

good chance ita going to go bad as the fresh fluid losens junk in the system.

[MAC]

I just got my car diagnosed 2 weeks ago by transmission professionals.
they told me it was my TV cable that was the problem.
I asked how much they wanted to get it replaced an they quoted me $400.
took it to my mechanic and asked him how much he'd charge to replace the cord and inspect the engine for overheating.

$116 later, my car runs fine - and the "overheating" I thought was occurring was due to a bad cluster gauge reading.

bought rotors and pads yesterday - having them installed tomorrow for approx $150. I'm super excited!!

'87 Iroc-Z, 5.7L, ttops and all auto. ~