Transmission shop had to re-replace converter

[AnarchyX]

I went to transmission shop that sounds like Naampco, and they rebuilt ny transmission and put a new torque converter. After a couple of weeks the converter failed and they had to replace it again. Is that normal or did they likely try to get one by on me and use my old converter but it wasn't able to handle a new transmission? The guy at the shop said it was only the 5th or 6th time in the past few years that it happened.

Oh, I've got an '02 Envoy that had 204K on it when the transmission got rebuilt.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

 

[TechnoLoGs]

Originally Posted By: AnarchyX
I went to transmission shop that sounds like Naampco, and they rebuilt ny transmission and put a new torque converter. After a couple of weeks the converter failed and they had to replace it again. Is that normal or did they likely try to get one by on me and use my old converter but it wasn't able to handle a new transmission? The guy at the shop said it was only the 5th or 6th time in the past few years that it happened.

Oh, I've got an '02 Envoy that had 204K on it when the transmission got rebuilt.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.


Did they try to put a transmission cooler on it?

 

[bdcardinal]

I have seen it happen on reman units. We have had our trans tech put a "new" reman trans in and it won't go into reverse out of the stall.

 

[AnarchyX]

Wow. Well the transmission runs smooth and everything now. It even feels like it has more torque since the new converter was put in. Hopefully I'm good for another 90 - 100K on this transmission because I don't expect it to last like the original and give me 200K miles out of it.

 

[AnarchyX]

No they didn't because it wasn't an OEM thing. Also, I don't tow anything so it never really gets a workout

 

[TechnoLoGs]

Originally Posted By: AnarchyX
Wow. Well the transmission runs smooth and everything now. It even feels like it has more torque since the new converter was put in. Hopefully I'm good for another 90 - 100K on this transmission because I don't expect it to last like the original and give me 200K miles out of it.


Did yours have a "whine" consistent with vehicle speed, sounding almost like a plugged-up filter? (First gear?)

 

[Trav]

The quality of anything rebuilt depends solely on the person doing the job.
Someone that is conscientious, careful and works clean is going to put out a better unit than a hack.

Unfortunately today most rebuilding jobs are low wage jobs filled with low skilled worker with OJT. One brand i have tried briefly had less than a 35% success rate.

 

[NHGUY]

When that converter fragged,I am sure junk got into the transmission.Dont count on it lasting too long now.

 

[Trav]

Hopefully they installed an inline filter when they first did the job just in case something like this happened.
That might be thinking too far ahead for some people though.

 

[Lyman]

I used to know a guy that built converters. It is very possible to get a bad one. It's an art to build them right.

 

[AnarchyX]

Actually they did have to replace a few things that the converter messed up when it fragged. It's been running great, even after a day trip I took where I abused it on the highway for a few hours while driving from Houston to Austin.

I figure after another weekend trip that'll take me over 800 miles, it'll be good to go with regular maintenance for years to come.

Thank for all the info everyone. I appreciated it.

 

[zzyzzx]

Originally Posted By: Trav
Unfortunately today most rebuilding jobs are low wage jobs filled with low skilled worker with OJT. One brand i have tried briefly had less than a 35% success rate.


And that brand is???

 

[KitaCam]

Non-OEM parts installed by indie shops are always a gamble...that's what the INDIES tell me when they have to replace a part they installed a half-year earlier...

Kitacam is on its 3rd clutch @ 100k miles, the dealer replacing the indie-installed 2nd that failed owner1 who towed/traded it in....I'm hoping that the dealer installed OEM parts (incl. master/slave cylinders)...it's been 6 months and 5k miles so I'm hopeful...