Russo
Active LVC Member
I recently put in a new tranny in my 98LSC, it came from a 2002 Mustang with 38K miles on it.
It's been OK for about a month, except for a loud clanking\ratcheting noise that would appear and disappear occasionally if I was driving it for more than 30 minutes.
A few days ago, it started happening right as soon as I start it, and it makes driving it unbearable.
I took a video of what it sounds like:
YouTube - VIDEO0003.3gp
One shop I took it to said it might be a loose flexplate bolt, but they couldn't tell for sure without taking the tranny out ($$$).
So I took it to a (supposedly reputable) tranny shop, and they say they don't think it's a flexplate bolt, and that the fluid is burnt and the tranny is slipping, and they want to do a rebuild for $2K.
The tranny is still under warranty from the junkyard I bought it from, but it would probably cost me $100x2 to ship the old one back to them and the new one to me if i go that route.
Do you guys have any ideas on what that noise might be?
It's been OK for about a month, except for a loud clanking\ratcheting noise that would appear and disappear occasionally if I was driving it for more than 30 minutes.
A few days ago, it started happening right as soon as I start it, and it makes driving it unbearable.
I took a video of what it sounds like:
YouTube - VIDEO0003.3gp
One shop I took it to said it might be a loose flexplate bolt, but they couldn't tell for sure without taking the tranny out ($$$).
So I took it to a (supposedly reputable) tranny shop, and they say they don't think it's a flexplate bolt, and that the fluid is burnt and the tranny is slipping, and they want to do a rebuild for $2K.
The tranny is still under warranty from the junkyard I bought it from, but it would probably cost me $100x2 to ship the old one back to them and the new one to me if i go that route.
Do you guys have any ideas on what that noise might be?