Thread: is what they told me true?

I have been having trouble with my trans. I took it in to have it tested. results show it is on it's way out, just begining to go. What I want to know is if anyone knows that a 1999 transmission is..... year specific. they told me that this year trans, if I where to try and get a another one(used let's say) that I have to get the same year trans. no other year will work in it. Does anyone know if that is right? plus if anyone has had they're trans. rebuilt if $2067.00 () for a 2year or 24,000mi. rebuild is a good price. any help, point,or advice is greatly appreciated. thank you,Mikki

hollander interchange shows the '99 to be a '99 only

Originally Posted by archemedes

hollander interchange shows the '99 to be a '99 only

hmmm.... that's interesting.

i have an early 99 MY trans in my 97 GTP, and a 97 MY trans in my early 99 MY regal GS.

the important difference is the cooler lines. 97 to early 99 MY had regular threaded fittings. late 99 MY started the quick disconnect lines. problem is, you cant use the quick disconnect fittings on a trans that wasnt designed with them, the checkball in the trans fitting restricts flow too much. so if your car has the later quick disconnect style fittings, either you need a trans that has the same quick disconnects, or if you get an older trans that doesnt have the quick disconnects, you have to change out the lines on the car to the older style non quick disconnects.....

To answer you original question yes!!! they are correct, but I don't think it matters if you swap a 97 4l65e with a 2002 4l65e as long as you use the whole unit as far as the comp goes. I'm not going to explain because everyone here is such a genious and they will prove me wrong, but what the shop is trying to explain to you is why mess with refabrication on a unit you think is good when they could rebuild yours for the price they give... which is a fair price!! You can listen to whomever you want, but the cheapest price a shop and i mean SHOP can do your rebuild is just under 2000, so get your tear down estimate and if the price isn't right you got options. You want answers about the real world? these 20 year olds won't help you, but if you want it straight! I'll look at any estimates you have got and point you in the right direction. atra.com is here for you we are a family
That's right i'm in a wheel chair!

well I take offense due to the fact I am over 30, my rebuild with all new electricals was 2500 (every internal part replaced) so just a basic rebuild should be cheaper (because a real shop tends to fix what is wrong and if a part tests good leave it, and I speak from experience just talking to the shops getting prices on mine they told me that)

I'm not trying to earn your busniess or tell who not to go to and who to go to. I don't doubt trannyman does a good job, but everyone makes mistakes. I gurantee you he has comebacks, just like the rest of us. If you are in a position to use him for your rebuilds then I say do it, because there is nothing better than a reputable transmission shop. $1500 on the bench for the work he does is way cheap, but I'm talking installation. I spend $700 dollars minimum for parts and book time is 12-16hours on the job, so you do the math most shops are 100 an hour. You should expect to pay at least $2000 for the job. I'm here cuz I have questions just like the rest of you, but I wanted to give my two cents in return for the valuable info i have recieved here. I'm also in my 20s by the way so go figure *L* I'm talking like i'm a bad ask and i turn out to be the one i'm complaining about

Originally Posted by vermsta

I'm not trying to earn your busniess or tell who not to go to and who to go to. I don't doubt trannyman does a good job, but everyone makes mistakes. I gurantee you he has comebacks, just like the rest of us. If you are in a position to use him for your rebuilds then I say do it, because there is nothing better than a reputable transmission shop. $1500 on the bench for the work he does is way cheap, but I'm talking installation. I spend $700 dollars minimum for parts and book time is 12-16hours on the job, so you do the math most shops are 100 an hour. You should expect to pay at least $2000 for the job. I'm here cuz I have questions just like the rest of you, but I wanted to give my two cents in return for the valuable info i have recieved here. I'm also in my 20s by the way so go figure *L* I'm talking like i'm a bad ask and i turn out to be the one i'm complaining about

Trannyman does installation, too. by the time most people on here add up transport costs to/from and installation from him, yeah your likely at about the 2K mark, but with a much better trans than most shops that would only be doing a factory rebuild, without updated/improved parts.

as far as the OP's question about a used trans, it might be hard to find a shop willing to put in that used trans, and if you did find one, i'd be inclined to think that they may not be the best place to go, unless it's family-- most shops that would swap a tranny need a good warranty policy, and wouldnt install a used trans.

assuming the 4T65-E HD here... (and assuming trans from a gtp/gs into same, or from GT into same)
i guess what i was getting at, and not typing so well, is that depending on when the 99 MY car the OP has was built, either early or late, the early 99MY will direct swap with 97-early 99 MY trans. bolt it up and go. if the car is a late 99MY, then the late 99MY-2002 MY trans will bolt up and go. the lines will connect just fine. no "refabrication" necessary. swapping from either side of that year cutoff only requires the lines/fittings reworked.





--- i know you're wanting to give it to people straight, and that's cool. but painting everybody here with a broad brush as if we dont know anything about transmissions/cars is a bit harsh. while pretty much all of us are not trans techs, that in no way means that we dont know anything about the transmissions in our cars. do you know more than most of us in regards to trasmissions? yep, probably, but that's no reason to figure we dont know anything about them. we welcome your suggestions, for sure. but we also welcome everybody else's as well.

stick around and have some fun, the bunch of people on this board are a lot of fun!

OK thanks to everyone that helped me out, I have decided to go ahead and get the trans. rebuilt at Pro-trans. They will do a complete rebuild with any updates and such included in the price of $2067.00. Thanks again all of you! I feel better making the decision.

Originally Posted by vermsta

To answer you original question yes!!! they are correct, but I don't think it matters if you swap a 97 4l65e with a 2002 4l65e as long as you use the whole unit as far as the comp goes.

It might, the output might be pointing the wrong way. Better to use a transversed transmission for these cars.

Anyway, I've got a '99 HD transmission in my '00 SE. I don't remember running across any issues when I installed it, it bolted right up, cooler lines and all.