Originally Posted By: Oil Changer
The title is correct; that is EXACTLY what happened.
These are not weak transmissions. You are just being a parrot.
Yes, Ashland's customer service is as bad as the garbage oils they produce.
Originally Posted By: FoxS
Originally Posted By: antiqueshell
Yeah, and I noticed too how the fan boys here are trying to shift the focus away from what really got under Oil Changer's skin....
poor customer service etiquette.
Oil Changer has titled the thread "Transmission Failure After Valvoline MaxLife" not
"Poor Customer Service Etiquette by Valvoline after I changed my ATF 23k late on a Transmission known for its weakness in a vehicle made by Chevy, a company known for their quality automobiles"
You want to believe that is what happened - great. I understand it. Maybe you should have used a Licensed Dexron VI product but that would be hindsight. But please don't imply that the 4L6OE is not known for failures. GM even issued a TSB about the sunshell failures. Here's a few unhappy GM owners whose 4L6OE failed, some before 100K:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/t208603-sun_gear_shell_failure_gm_4l60e_automatic_transmission.html
http://chevytalk.org/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/214280/
http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f31/0...520/index3.html
http://www.twoguysgarage.com/forum/printthread.php?t=6504
http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=108054
http://www.carcomplaints.com/Chevrolet/T...ure_4L60E.shtml
I could go on, but why bother. Here's a list of common failures:
http://www.gmtruckhq.com/?q=node/93
Like I said earlier, it happened to a friend of mine coming back from the lake with his family in the SUV. I feel for you. Unfortunately, the repair shop never diagnosed what went wrong with the tranny. It seems like they were more interested in replacing it. Make sure they flushed the cooling loop in the radiator and the cooler. I seem to remember that GM had some strict requirements concerning this in order to honor the warranty of the rebuilt tranny. You don't want any junk left in there getting to the newly rebuilt tranny. I would install an inline filter in the return line if it was me. On my 2005 GMC I had a remote filter, a cooler, and a Mag-Hytek pan to make the fluid changes easier. Pull the drain plug, change the remote filter and your good to go.
Good luck and may the rest of the year be more prosperous.
The title is correct; that is EXACTLY what happened.
These are not weak transmissions. You are just being a parrot.
Yes, Ashland's customer service is as bad as the garbage oils they produce.
Originally Posted By: FoxS
Originally Posted By: antiqueshell
Yeah, and I noticed too how the fan boys here are trying to shift the focus away from what really got under Oil Changer's skin....
poor customer service etiquette.
Oil Changer has titled the thread "Transmission Failure After Valvoline MaxLife" not
"Poor Customer Service Etiquette by Valvoline after I changed my ATF 23k late on a Transmission known for its weakness in a vehicle made by Chevy, a company known for their quality automobiles"
You want to believe that is what happened - great. I understand it. Maybe you should have used a Licensed Dexron VI product but that would be hindsight. But please don't imply that the 4L6OE is not known for failures. GM even issued a TSB about the sunshell failures. Here's a few unhappy GM owners whose 4L6OE failed, some before 100K:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/t208603-sun_gear_shell_failure_gm_4l60e_automatic_transmission.html
http://chevytalk.org/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/214280/
http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f31/0...520/index3.html
http://www.twoguysgarage.com/forum/printthread.php?t=6504
http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=108054
http://www.carcomplaints.com/Chevrolet/T...ure_4L60E.shtml
I could go on, but why bother. Here's a list of common failures:
http://www.gmtruckhq.com/?q=node/93
Like I said earlier, it happened to a friend of mine coming back from the lake with his family in the SUV. I feel for you. Unfortunately, the repair shop never diagnosed what went wrong with the tranny. It seems like they were more interested in replacing it. Make sure they flushed the cooling loop in the radiator and the cooler. I seem to remember that GM had some strict requirements concerning this in order to honor the warranty of the rebuilt tranny. You don't want any junk left in there getting to the newly rebuilt tranny. I would install an inline filter in the return line if it was me. On my 2005 GMC I had a remote filter, a cooler, and a Mag-Hytek pan to make the fluid changes easier. Pull the drain plug, change the remote filter and your good to go.
Good luck and may the rest of the year be more prosperous.