Tansmission Out?

[Ornjucd]

Ok, so everything was running nice, then a couple of days ago on my way home my transmission started to slip. It would slip when i started from a stop light and my rpm would go high without going anywhere, so when i got home i checked the fluid and there was slim to none in it so i filled it, that helped a little but still slipping. I took it for a drive again, and it worked fine about 80% of the time only slipping occasionally and erratically. I am assuming this means my trans. is gone or soon to be gone. Took it to a guy and said around 1300-1500 to fix does this sound right? Anyone have any ideas on how i could get one for cheaper, possibly rebuilt. Any help would be great.

1996 GT automatic conv.

 

[Mach1Run]

Doesnt sound bad and sounds maybe on the cheap side for a auto. I had one 3650 rebuilt for 1100 when I had the GT and the one in the mach was going to cost 1300-1400 to rebuild.

As far as getting a new / rebuilt one talk to a couple shops and see what they can get you. In my case 1400 was nearly enough to buy a new t56 so thats what I did.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Driving around with low fluid can damage the trans. Flush the fluid and refill it asap you may be ok... How long was it slipping?

 

[Kilgore Trout]

BTW with auto trans ALWAYS try that which is easiest and cheapest first. Do a full fluid flush. That means draining the trans and the TC. Take it to a shop for this and expect to pay at least $80 for it.

 

[Ornjucd]

It really was only slipping noticably for a day and it came out of nowhere it was working fine earlier that day, then i tried to drive it the day after like isaid and it slipped even worse. (You should probably know that it has 99,xxx miles on it)

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I think the odds are good that a simple trans fluid flush will fix it.