Does your tranny act like this?
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NYC LS8
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It's the rubber joint part of the driveshaft on the LS.
rubberducky700
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Ok guys, girls, got the Hot Rod Lincoln back today and heres the damage.... Ready...
Trans Test, flush, Solenoid Body Replacement, Filter, and new fluid, Check bands and Flush converter all came up to a total of $923.20.
Solenoid body = $481.07
Filter Asy= $28.60
10 qts. of Merc. 5 Trans Fluid = $55.20
Labor = $299.60
Misc Shop Screw Charges = $17.93
All Equals BIG CREDIT CARD BILL AND FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN LOVE WITH EXHAUST ON LINCOLN LS.
Trans Test, flush, Solenoid Body Replacement, Filter, and new fluid, Check bands and Flush converter all came up to a total of $923.20.
Solenoid body = $481.07
Filter Asy= $28.60
10 qts. of Merc. 5 Trans Fluid = $55.20
Labor = $299.60
Misc Shop Screw Charges = $17.93
All Equals BIG CREDIT CARD BILL AND FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN LOVE WITH EXHAUST ON LINCOLN LS.
NYC LS8
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Dayum!
In this case, I was referring to the 325i. The guibo (aka flex disc on the driveshaft) is known to wear out over time on those models, causing the symptom you described.
luttersj
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I see. So if I crawl under the car and look at the driveshaft I'll see the guibo? Is it up near the tranny housing? thanks for the heads up!
luttersj
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awesome info, thanks guys! so that potentially takes care of the wife's car...now I just need to figure out mine... hehe Thankfully they both have extended warranties!
Rodewaryer
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This transmission is the single biggest item on the LS that keeps it from being a first class car. I am not exaggerating when I say this transmission is junk. I make an input, put my hand back on the wheel and count thousand one, thousand two and sometimes thousand three before the junk responds. Pull up to a stop after any kind of driving, mellow, hard, cruising etc, light changes, nail it in SST 1st and it starts to go....but only like it's in second gear, "thousand one, thousand two, thousand three, thousand four" (the whole time the throttle at the same 1/4 to 1/2 travel position) before you get the right torque and the type of acceleration just about any other car I've had gives you at "thousand one". Cruising steadly and pop it down a gear too quick and it springs forward again and thinks you shifted down then up, slide it over from drive to SST and drop it one 'gear' and thousand one, thousand two, and often thousand three before the junk does anything. It's just about useless in Auto, and only just marginal in SST. Love the car, HATE the transmission. Not fond of the idea that there were no options either.
It was also a real great feeling one day of having no fourth. For around an hour it was not there, in SST, it Auto, down shifting in Auto, downshifting from 5th in SST. But of course that went away before I could get a dealer to witness it. Hasn't happened since but has put a dent in the confidence level of the car.
It was also a real great feeling one day of having no fourth. For around an hour it was not there, in SST, it Auto, down shifting in Auto, downshifting from 5th in SST. But of course that went away before I could get a dealer to witness it. Hasn't happened since but has put a dent in the confidence level of the car.
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Fully agree with rodewaryer. One of the LS engineers told me (years ago) that the delays were due to the design of the "hydraulics" in the tranny. Whatever that meant. But it seems to me that a change in programming would help greatly. meaning, program the software so that the tranny behaves more like the BMW's. When coasting down, allow the tranny to downshift itself vs it going into sort of a neutral coast type of mode.
SPSully
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then why is the same tranny in the new stang?
i believe you guys are wrong and havent had a decent tune for yours.
i believe you guys are wrong and havent had a decent tune for yours.
Really? I would think that idiots with GTs would tear this tranny apart in no time. Not that people with Mustang GTs are idiots. I just get he feel from mine that it is a little flimsy. I'm hoping to get a new tune in the next couple of months.
NYC LS8
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Mine seems to perform pretty damn good after the tune. You're sure to notice a difference.
NYC LS8
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And more of a reason that I should get those reverse glow gauges out so I can actually go to the track to see a difference. lol
NYC LS8
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Was gonna do it this past weekend, but the weather didn't cooperate. Hopefully it's a little cooler around here so I can knock that stuff out.
Signed,
Lazy and burned out working on cars
Signed,
Lazy and burned out working on cars