Opinion Needed: Trans Help, please.
Uh oh! That's very, very bad new for the trans. Sounds like a broken forward apply band.
Here's a problem description from one of the best 4T65E Guru's I know of. Does it sound familiar?
Link:
4T65E No Movement D and 3 ranges only
As for the engine, I assume it's an LS with a 3400? Need a bit more info for a decent diagnosois. Should be more codes like P...
To repair or not? The miles are still fairly low, but you got a lot going on there. You seem more mechanically savvy than the average chic, so maybe you can do some work yourself, otherwise your looking at $3-5K for a shop to do everything you've listed. You might be better off picking up a good, low miles gen. 6 SS for that money. I fix and flip gen.6's usually picking them up for $800-1500 in the same condition as yours and sell for around $3K. "Black Knight" in "My Garage" is a prime example.
Here's a problem description from one of the best 4T65E Guru's I know of. Does it sound familiar?
Link:
4T65E No Movement D and 3 ranges only
As for the engine, I assume it's an LS with a 3400? Need a bit more info for a decent diagnosois. Should be more codes like P...
To repair or not? The miles are still fairly low, but you got a lot going on there. You seem more mechanically savvy than the average chic, so maybe you can do some work yourself, otherwise your looking at $3-5K for a shop to do everything you've listed. You might be better off picking up a good, low miles gen. 6 SS for that money. I fix and flip gen.6's usually picking them up for $800-1500 in the same condition as yours and sell for around $3K. "Black Knight" in "My Garage" is a prime example.
The starting issues are most likely the fuel pump or the fuel pressure regulator, but unless it's something stupid like dry or burned fluid, I'm afraid the tranny makes the car DOA.
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Suffice to say: I have not tried suggested UTube "headlight restorer" yet. I was going to shorty however.
Went to 2 doctors Yesterday, yeeuck!
To cheer myself up afterwards:
I Looked at 2006 MC ss White/Black with moonroof. : Sweet !
The car was just sitting at dealer and it talked to me!
It said: "Brad buy me, take me home and spoil me and I will be good car"
Seldom do I hear voices (when no humans are around, so I kinda pay attention to them,,lol.
So I went home and:
Ran a CarFax on it, no surprises & good service record
Car is going to dealer tomorrow (FRi), for a "Pre-Purchase Inspection"..
Below are some details to share with y'all (southern term)
2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
Dealer's Price: $7,491
Mileage: 141,251 miles
2 Owners
No accidents
Transmission: 4-Speed Automatic Overdrive
Exterior Color: White
Interior Color: Black
Engine: V8
VIN: 2G1WL15C969323173
Stock #: H5158445B
Major Options: Alloy Wheels, Powered Sunroof
1 Open recall: Recall #2014299 UNINTENDED IGNITION KEY ROTATION
Depending on favorable "Pre-Purchase Inspection"
This might be the one for me, Selling price is probably negotiable".
Condition - probably 8/10 +/- 1
Anyone have an idea of good price to offer? Just arrived (trade in) at dealer.
Edmunds, KBB - etc,,show 5 to 8 K for this car
Brad Future Owner
PS: If I do buy it,,I guess I will have change my name and put some pic's in my garage
Went to 2 doctors Yesterday, yeeuck!
To cheer myself up afterwards:
I Looked at 2006 MC ss White/Black with moonroof. : Sweet !
The car was just sitting at dealer and it talked to me!
It said: "Brad buy me, take me home and spoil me and I will be good car"
Seldom do I hear voices (when no humans are around, so I kinda pay attention to them,,lol.
So I went home and:
Ran a CarFax on it, no surprises & good service record
Car is going to dealer tomorrow (FRi), for a "Pre-Purchase Inspection"..
Below are some details to share with y'all (southern term)
2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
Dealer's Price: $7,491
Mileage: 141,251 miles
2 Owners
No accidents
Transmission: 4-Speed Automatic Overdrive
Exterior Color: White
Interior Color: Black
Engine: V8
VIN: 2G1WL15C969323173
Stock #: H5158445B
Major Options: Alloy Wheels, Powered Sunroof
1 Open recall: Recall #2014299 UNINTENDED IGNITION KEY ROTATION
Depending on favorable "Pre-Purchase Inspection"
This might be the one for me, Selling price is probably negotiable".
Condition - probably 8/10 +/- 1
Anyone have an idea of good price to offer? Just arrived (trade in) at dealer.
Edmunds, KBB - etc,,show 5 to 8 K for this car
Brad Future Owner
PS: If I do buy it,,I guess I will have change my name and put some pic's in my garage
Monte Of The Month -- January 2016
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 2,293
From: Pacific NW
All of which might matter if she HAD a 4T65-E. Since it's a 4T60-E, the only scenario in which it makes sense to fix the tranny is a shift solenoid. If it's anything else, the only sensible solution is a shotgun shell. I know whereof I speak more than I wish on anyone; I actually had a factory-rebuilt unit commit seppuku on me with less than 10K miles on it.
The starting issues are most likely the fuel pump or the fuel pressure regulator, but unless it's something stupid like dry or burned fluid, I'm afraid the tranny makes the car DOA.
The starting issues are most likely the fuel pump or the fuel pressure regulator, but unless it's something stupid like dry or burned fluid, I'm afraid the tranny makes the car DOA.
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Posts: 4,159
From: Coal City,Il
Brad,
I will be happy to send you pictures of the headlights that came with my car, and the results after using this method. The results, of course, is that I spend $70 to replace them. The guy doing this video has no clue what the f**k he is talking about. My headlights re-hazed literally within a day of being sanded and painted. The haze has nothing to do with driving and rocks; it has to do with UV and contaminated air, combined with the fact that Chevy used garbage plastic on every composite headlight after 1999 (as opposed to Olds and Cadillac--my gf's headights on her SRX are glorious). Clear-coat spray paint does not form a vacuum seal and does not so much as alter the wavelength of ultraviolet radiation, no matter what the can says.
I will be happy to send you pictures of the headlights that came with my car, and the results after using this method. The results, of course, is that I spend $70 to replace them. The guy doing this video has no clue what the f**k he is talking about. My headlights re-hazed literally within a day of being sanded and painted. The haze has nothing to do with driving and rocks; it has to do with UV and contaminated air, combined with the fact that Chevy used garbage plastic on every composite headlight after 1999 (as opposed to Olds and Cadillac--my gf's headights on her SRX are glorious). Clear-coat spray paint does not form a vacuum seal and does not so much as alter the wavelength of ultraviolet radiation, no matter what the can says.