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Originally Posted by herb_ritts
Thank you so much for your feedback.
I have Chevrolet dealer 40 miles away from here.
I forwarded the document to him. Thank you so much for these hint.
He said, lets first try to change automatic transmission oil....if this will not work we can look for the torque converter as well. They have a new oil using in the 8 shift automatic. He would like to try this oil in my motor. He said they have had 8 repairments on newer models and switching the oil was a success. Maybe works with mine as well.
If not, he said, the oil is not gone away. We can keep it and when changing the torque converter, we only need to replace 1 or 2 liter out of the converter. Not all.
Mine has 31.000 miles...he said it is anyway time to change the oil....
I will keep ypu updated if this works...... 600 bugs for flushing... :-(
Best regards
Herby
P.S.: Do you know what was the price in the US to replace the converter ?
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Your dealer is full of crap.
The TSB specifically states how to diagnose the problem and the fix. If he is wanting to just change the fluid then he is just trying to make you pay for something you may not have to pay for if he does what is on the TSB and it is covered under the warranty. Also he cannot save the tranny fluid if the convertor is bad, there will be shards of metal in the fluid and the transmission will have to be flushed and the filter changed. If not those shards of metal will cause a second convertor failure. That is what happened to mine when they changed the first torque convertor.
31,000 miles is not the recommended interval for changing transmission fluid. The schedule says 45,000 miles for severe service and 97,500 miles for normal service.