Originally posted by Travis Quinn:
They also told me it could be a bad seal inside the transmission and they would have to take the transmission out which would cost $600 just to take it out and put it back in without any diagnosing. Im wondering if anyone has ever heard of this problem or had it before and what I should do about it. Thanks



Honestly, it sounds like a case of bad plug wires. It has happened to me and several others `round here. Your shop is right, in that if there was a problem with the tranny, either the O/D would flase or the CEL would come on. One thing they are not right about is the seal issue. A leaking seal can be diagnoised with the tranny in the car by performing a few pressure tests or even removing the valve body cover and using compressed air to check for leaks on some of the pistons. I will bet they told you what they did just to convince you that it was not the tranny.

Try a new set of good plug wires and go from there. The best advice I can give here is not to use the cheap Autozone wires. I really like the Autolite Professionals, but there are several others out there that are just as good.

Best of luck!

Phillip Jackson `98 Mystique LS 262K+ and counting... ATX rebuilt @ 151K "This storm has broken me, my only friend!" RIP Dime