To Overhaul or NOT To OverHaul, Banaue Vs Mechanic

[vadvan]

I got a lite ace subic automatic transmission, 2c 4WD diesel ang engine, nag-shift-shift naman sya pero most of the time mag-oover-rev muna sya before mag-shift to the next gear.Bale gan2 sya,while driving and you step on the gas mag-shift ng gear, but pagdating sa 3rd gear, d2 sya mag-overrev tapos saka mag-shift. Dinala namin sya to a well known mechanic d2 sa forum.

Nung cnabi nming ung problem. He first suggest a transmission flush kc usually ganun daw talaga ung problem caused by a clogged transmission. Ni-dala namin nung weekend para i-flush ung transmission.

Ni-drive test muna nung mechanic before flushing it, tapos after drive testing, he concluded na, a rebuilding kit is necessary daw to fix this, di na daw sya kaya ng flushing. He quoted the cost of labor and parts, 27k ung price for 3 days na nandun sa shop ung van.

Mukhang overhaul ng transmission kelangan, so pumunta muna ako Banaue before i-decide.Nakita ko ung mga nakalatag na engine and transmission dun sa harap ng shop sa banaue.We ask the cost of labor and transmission, its 19k.

Sorry haba istorya ko, hehehe, the thing is, my mind is torn between reliability and cost. How reliable is ung banaue transmission.May experience na po ba kau sa automatic transmission overhaul 2c 4wd, help naman po, dyan. I hope this is detailed enough.Hehehe.


Oks lang ba kung mention ko ung name ng mechani shop?uUu.

[m_ron]

Dapat yung pinaka least expensive approach muna ang gawin mo before doin a swap/overhaul ng transmission.When was the last time na napalitan ang trans oil?Also check the governor, vacuum modulator or throttle cable.Bring it to a shop that specialize in AT transmission.

[vadvan]

Pinacheck ko na po ung basics dun sa mechanic (trans oil,belts,filter, (xenxa na not familiar with the parts he mentioned) and sya na nagsabi na transmission overhaul na kelangan.actually he mentioned a "transmission rebuilding kit", when i heard that, i just hold my pockets and i think it sounds like an overhaul.tsk tsk tsk.aww.

mga mods: oks lang mention ko ung mechanic shop, kilala un di2 eh.magaling daw cla sa AT. asking permission,hehehe

[m_ron]

so pinalitan na yung trans oil? and adjustment sa vacuum mod(if vacuum equipped)or throttle cable.

[vadvan]

Mention ko na nga, sa Cruven ko po sya dinala. I am not familiar po talaga sa mechanic stuffs, but base on what i saw here in the forum, magaling ang Zee and Cruven sa AT stuffs. C Greg (Cruven, Makati) pala ung tumingin ng van ko. Layo kc ako San Juan kaya, dun na lang ako sa Cruven pumunta.

[OTEP]

Cruven and Zee are suspension shops. They are not transmission specialists.

You can try autotechnika at the Fort or in Fairview. They have transtech ATF flushing machine.

[vadvan]

aha, ganun pala, thanks boss otep,

Anyway po, paano po kung transmission overhaul po talaga ung kelangan gawin, how reliable po ung sa banaue?uUu

[wildthing]

Kung mababantayan mo yung trabaho ng taga banawe, why not. Ask mo kung merun waranty ang works nila.

AFAIK, all auto-tranny are expensive to maintain...lalo na as they grown old.

That is why I'd rather stick to manual tranny.

[OTEP]

As much as possible hindi ako nagpapagawa dun sa mga palakad lakad lang sa Banawe. Yung nagtitinda ng transmission, minsan yung mga freelancers din na yun ang tinatawag to install stuff (in short, wala silang inhouse mechanic).

Try mo muna pa-diagnose sa competent shop before weighing your options. Madaming recommended shops dito sa forums.

[vadvan]

Thanks mga bossing.

[n5110]

vadvan: taga saan ka sir? meron akong kilala dito sa bandang south, let me know kung interested ka.PM ko sa iyo # then kayo na magusap. shop name is transmission lab

[vadvan]

Brought my van in Autotechnika this afternoon. Yep its the same solution they all said, transmission overhaul.Tsk tsk tsk.Haayyy.Di na daw kaya un ng transtech...cno po ba ung malufet mag-overhaul d2. for liteace 2c 4wd diesel.uUu.

[BoEinG_747]

bro vadvan,try mo PM si always _yummy ,pareho kayo ng van galing din ng subic , baka meron sia mai refer sa iyo na magaling na shop or mechanic para sa problema mo sa trasmission

[vadvan]

Thanks po sir Boeing, pm ko na sya, waiting for reply.sana maayos ko i2.uuu

[Galactus]

My personal experience is that be wary of shops and mechanics who would suggest a tranny overhaul agad. Yung sa akin kasi, less than 2 minutes lang yung diagnosis, recommendation agad is to overhaul. Quoted me over 30k. Ni wala man lang thorough check-up kung ano talaga cause. Dapat kasi, pati electrical/electronic components ng AT, tinitignan.

In my case, my tranny's OK now. The D4 light kept blinking, and the tranny wasn't shifting automatically. So I had to manually shift pa (D4, D3, 2 & L), which defeats the purpose of having an AT. Dont know what happened, pinapalitan ko lang yung starter solenoid ko kasi nagloloko, syempre may mga tinanggal na piyesa. Nung binalik nila, aba, hindi na nagbi-blink yung D4! Until now, OK sya. I posted this problem earlier, and I suspected an electronic component was to blame.

[Odiong929]

...Dont know what happened, pinapalitan ko lang yung starter solenoid ko kasi nagloloko, syempre may mga tinanggal na piyesa. Nung binalik nila, aba, hindi na nagbi-blink yung D4! Until now, OK sya.

Natakot yong transmission baka tanggalin na siyang tuluyan.

[torque2006]

automatic transmission is one of the most complicated contraptions ever built for automotive vehicles. when doing overhaul the technicians should take all the pieces out one by one and examine all components for signs of wear.

better have it done by specialty shops with experience on your car make/model.

as for buying a transmission system sold in banaue: just always remember that these are surplus so you're not 100% sure if these are working perfectly.

just weigh the pros and cons.

[SNAKE V6]

Para sakin Banawe would be my last option. Brother ko bumili ng makina run, sira so tanggal na naman, bought another one from an Anitpolo shop naman, buti ok. Sa akin, kung di naman ganun kalaki difference in price, I'd rather have an overhaul than having to travel to banawe tapos sira pala, kalas ulit, balik sa banawe, singilin yung shop, etc.Buti kung irefund fully sayo ng shop yung binili mo sa kanila. Hirap. hehe.

[adrian]

guys me problem din ako sa a/t ko my car was a civic lxi a/t nag dadrag sya on 2nd to 3rd gear pero kapag malamig ang makina wala ang dragging sabi sa akin sa trnasmission na nga ang problem meron ba kayong recommended shop na pede kuhaan ng a/t....salamat

[japeTadan]

so does this mean 10% reliability ang banawe talaga?