I am interested in hearing from those who have had the TSB done to their Tremec 3650.
I have a 02/GT with 18 K on the odometer. This is the first winter in the North East that I have had the car. I bought it last April from the local dealer with 15,900 miles on it. I have an extended warranty to 48,000 miles and April 2008. Per Tremec’s Tech line instructions, I drained the tranny last summer and put 3.2 qts. of regular Dexron 3 Atf.
The tranny has been fine except it is a bit notchy. But no clash, grind or jump out of gear. However, now that it is cold out (10 degrees, etc) it will grind 2nd gear if I don’t granny shift for the first few minutes until it warms up. If I go easy and say shift to 2nd real early when it is cold and not wind it out it will be fine. But if I don’t baby it in the first 5 or 10 minutes it will grind. So I take it easy and it doesn’t grind. I could get the TSB done but I am reluctant to have the dealer tear into it because I am afraid they will screw it up or screw up something else. Also I don’t know if it will get much better than it is. Should I wait till next winter? Should I keep it the way it is? The car can be put back to stock in one afternoon. Just looking for opinions from those who have had the TSB done and drive in cold climates. PS: I know some people have used Syncromesh Synthetic blend ATF with friction modifier but Tremec says not to use it as it will dissolve the adhesive on the fiber backing on the blocker rings???? Anyone using this stuff long term?
I have a 02/GT with 18 K on the odometer. This is the first winter in the North East that I have had the car. I bought it last April from the local dealer with 15,900 miles on it. I have an extended warranty to 48,000 miles and April 2008. Per Tremec’s Tech line instructions, I drained the tranny last summer and put 3.2 qts. of regular Dexron 3 Atf.
The tranny has been fine except it is a bit notchy. But no clash, grind or jump out of gear. However, now that it is cold out (10 degrees, etc) it will grind 2nd gear if I don’t granny shift for the first few minutes until it warms up. If I go easy and say shift to 2nd real early when it is cold and not wind it out it will be fine. But if I don’t baby it in the first 5 or 10 minutes it will grind. So I take it easy and it doesn’t grind. I could get the TSB done but I am reluctant to have the dealer tear into it because I am afraid they will screw it up or screw up something else. Also I don’t know if it will get much better than it is. Should I wait till next winter? Should I keep it the way it is? The car can be put back to stock in one afternoon. Just looking for opinions from those who have had the TSB done and drive in cold climates. PS: I know some people have used Syncromesh Synthetic blend ATF with friction modifier but Tremec says not to use it as it will dissolve the adhesive on the fiber backing on the blocker rings???? Anyone using this stuff long term?