Hey all... new here and glad to have found ya. I'm an XJ owner/driver, but am here asking about a friend's Toyota.
She loves her little '94 Toyota Pickup (140,000 miles, automatic transmission) and something isn't right and I'm not buying what the mechanic is telling her. Truck was running well until it started "squealing", in her words. The truck made it home to the farm and I had a listen a day later.
The squealing is more like a metal "shearing" sound... think a table saw blade cutting through a 2x4.
Occurrence: Sporadic at idle in P, N, D. Increased with engine RPM when sound was heard.
Source: It sounded like it was coming from the rear of the engine / bell housing area.
The truck drove, but was underpowered (I was told).
She had it towed to a shop in town and they said that she needed a new transmission (without giving specifics) to the tune of $2100 + $1000 labor.
My initial reaction was, "which part of the transmission needs replacing...why the whole thing"?
My amateur guesses are more along the torque converter / spun bearing / flywheel lines.
She's not going to have them install it, but she is planning on buying a second hand tranny and having a family friend install it. I'm hoping to get her to be sure about what's wrong before spending the money she may not have. Tomorrow she's going into the shop to ask just what is wrong, so we'll see what they have to tell her.
It's vague, I know, but any thoughts?
Thanks and looking forward to contributing in the future.
She loves her little '94 Toyota Pickup (140,000 miles, automatic transmission) and something isn't right and I'm not buying what the mechanic is telling her. Truck was running well until it started "squealing", in her words. The truck made it home to the farm and I had a listen a day later.
The squealing is more like a metal "shearing" sound... think a table saw blade cutting through a 2x4.
Occurrence: Sporadic at idle in P, N, D. Increased with engine RPM when sound was heard.
Source: It sounded like it was coming from the rear of the engine / bell housing area.
The truck drove, but was underpowered (I was told).
She had it towed to a shop in town and they said that she needed a new transmission (without giving specifics) to the tune of $2100 + $1000 labor.
My initial reaction was, "which part of the transmission needs replacing...why the whole thing"?
My amateur guesses are more along the torque converter / spun bearing / flywheel lines.
She's not going to have them install it, but she is planning on buying a second hand tranny and having a family friend install it. I'm hoping to get her to be sure about what's wrong before spending the money she may not have. Tomorrow she's going into the shop to ask just what is wrong, so we'll see what they have to tell her.
It's vague, I know, but any thoughts?
Thanks and looking forward to contributing in the future.
