Need car tech support - automatic transmissionsFollow

Ok....so what is the point of turning off overdrive? Why would you do that?

The only real reason would be if you needed the additional power from the engine. Driving in mountains, towing a load, and the like.

Or because you blew out your overdrive

transmission could be low on fluid or the torqu converter could be bad(the thing that connects the transmission to teh engine, bolted to the flywheel)

two sim0ple things that wont cost alot of money to fix.

or, the pump in teh transmission could be bad, or the clutches shredded, either of which will be a rebuild item. gona have to fork it over or sell it as is. dont know what you paid for it, dont know the make, model or year, but expect to pay between 900 and 1500 dollars to replace it.

suspect the previous owner knew it was going out and sold it. the price you pay for not having a used car checked out by a mechanic before you buy it.

also consider this, you could finance a brand new kia or somethign like it for less than 200 dollars a month. your transmission would have paid for a year of driving a new car. sometimes it is just not cost effective to buy a used vehical.

personally, i would trade it in as is, or sell it as is and buy a new cheap car. somethign like the kia which sells for less than 10k. 10k over a 5 year loan is 200 a month about. dont get sucked in to the status symbol american attitude. a car is transportation. an expense. not a fassion statement.

if your car is worth more than 4 or 5k, fix it. if not, scrap it and go buy a new one.

disclaimer - I didn't read the whole thread so I may be repeating something here.

Kao - when was the last time your changed your sparksplugs? From the sound of it, you may have a few plugs misfiring. Sometimes, a blown plug can be identified as blown overdrive. Sparkplugs have a certain order in which they fire and in certain gears, they fire faster, hense the overdrive problem.

My suggestion is bring it to a reputable shop and have them test the plus and wires. Also have them test the compression in the cylinders. 1992 oldsmobile cutlas sierra are famous for there low compression when plugs are bad...

Lastly, when you bring it to the shop, do not mention your transmission at all. If they tell you afterwards it is the transmission, go to Aamco. They specialize in transmissions and may be able to save it without replacing it.

<-- 94 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. The airconditioner is the best thing about it. (Does yours have the driver's vents masked by the steering wheel so they don't work?)

I do, however have automatic overdrive.

Also, my wife's old daewoo (before we bought her the shiny new 2006 honda pilot that makes me jealous as I leave the house every morning) had a "Overpower" button or somthing similar that adjusted the RPM's that the car would shift at, shifting later and allowing you to use more of the less fuel efficient powerband peak. It was on the gear shift so I'm wondering if that could be what is on Katarine's Focus. I'm also thinking if you had those problems with a 2003, you shouldn't have bought a 2005.

Well, it's confirmed. My overdrive is fu[Cornflowerblue][/Cornflowerblue]ked. I essentially now drive a three speed manual.

A car shopping I will go. Anyone have any good car reccomedations?

Let’s see....

My MOST reliable cars were a 1986 Honda accord hatchback, a 1991 Buick LeSabre (CE), and a 1996 Mercury Cougar (car I have now).

Of all those, the 1991 Buick is the fu[/red]cking ultimate in automotive technology. Little history on the car...

Old people car, grandparents owned it then gave it to my parents. Then I got it. This car is a FWD, nice big 6cyl, all the crazy *** interior stuff (driver and passenger 8 direction motorized seats heated, I mean the fu[red]cking works).

Of course, I got this car at age 17. I was a fu[/red]cking animal to my cars. We're all rednecks out here, so the best thing to do was drink beer and play CB tag. CB tag is simple, one car hides and gives 3 clues to the others. They come and find him.

The Buick would go places a car should never be able to. I plow peoples' fu[red]cking driveway in 3 feet of packed snow with this car. Blow though the big fat snow drifts out on the back roads like nothing, straight into their fields, backyards, barns, you name it.
Have you ever seen a car at an 80 degree angel? Someone dropped some dynamite on an old back road that was paved. The resulting hole was about 5ft deep and about 30ft in diameter.
I never saw the hole. We were doing about 40mph. All I remember seeing was nothing but pure sky, and my hands still on the steering wheel.

Moral of this story, she survived. She survived 200,000 miles of me (350,000 total). She is STILL surviving to this very day.
Just used the car last weekend to fu[/red]cking PULL A STICK PICKUP OUT OF A CREEK BED. We tried an El Camino with a 350 to get it out, and it didn't budge. Tried another pickup, nada. Pulled the fu[red]cking Buick up to it, chained to the front frame, and pulled it right out like it was a fu[red][/red]cking stuck lil Tonka truck in a little mud.

I will buy these cars for the rest of my life.