what going on here...ok here it is...i've got an AUTO...anyways...the original tranny, blew early this year and i had a family friendwith a shop do the work on it...i didnt have the money at the time so he took payments on it..thats the only reason i took it to him...well he gave me a 12 month warranty on it...i'm on my 5th tranny right now , and i doubt it will last another week...can anyone help me to figure out what is going on...i'm not doing neutral slams...but i don bring it down to first and use the hold button...but i thought the tranny's should be strong enough for this...i dont have many mods...i'm really worried at this point ...any advice help please

 

Clogged A/T cooler?

 

Balance the driveshaft - better yet get a new one?

Wow, the FD3S from HELL.

 

ill sell you a great condition tranny and drive shaft.... very very cheap!!!!!

 

Does your radiator have an ATF duct?

Are you supposed to break-in new trannies?

 

hell an a/t cooler too if you want!

 

Get a 5 speed

 

shush... a 5 spd conversion is WAAAAYYYYY tooo much money! and way to complicated to do....

 

wait you said that you have no mods but what is all that in the sig?
I would say if you are doing that hold thing I dunno cause I have a 5 speed but whatever that is I would STOP doing it if it's blowing the tranny obviously

 

yeah, it also says "it's an automatic and yes, it will kick ur ***."

i think him tellin a fib

 

They make Auto RX-7's???
My whole view on the world has just changed.
Get a Vette. They make great autos.
Little Vette gets them wet!

 

Go learn how to drive an auto. It's very clear that the way you drive it is killing the tranny. So STOP doing it.

 

some people never learn. GLASSMAN> GET AHOLD OF ME ASAP!!!!!!!!!!

 

atf duct?? whats that?

actually i said i dont have MANY mods

yah but i like my seven

ohh since your so smart, y dont you tell me how i'm driving the car??...your not very much help, i'm looking for the problem of why the tranny is blowing...and since you dont know my driving style, you shouldnt be saying its wrong...maybe you should have made your comment in the form of a question


any more suggestions....is there anything special about these trannys that maybe the mechanic is missing?

 

Well,if it has blown 5 times you should know what IS blowing in it..,


So what component in the tranny is failing? If it where something like the ATF cooler, you should be able to tell by the fluid, it will be burnt.


Auto trannys are auto trannys, anybody should be able to fix it.


How much power are you pushing?


-Zach

 

The stock radiator has an ATF (Automatic Transmission Fluid) duct. The ATF duct is just a passage in the bottom of the radiator to further cool the fluid. However, I've heard of two AT FD's with aftermarket radiators and no duct that are working just fine.

 

You should just go ahead and convert it to a manual. Autos aren't very good anyway.

 

the automatic trannies in these cars (mpvs, pathfinders, 929) are both trouble prone and exremely difficult to rebuild. the assembly of the entire tranny has to be 100% perfect otherwise it may not even work. there are also as many parts in the tranny as there are in the whole rest of the car.
you have 2 options
1. buy a rebuilt tranny from mazda, they actually do a good job on those
2. keep having this guy redo it until he gets in right

mike

 

LOL or option number 3 buy my tranny for 100 bucks!!!!

 

I used to be a svce. mgr. for a Mazda dealer, the problem you're describing could be for only 2 reasons, #1, the rebuild is done wrong, or #2 the transmission cooler and lines are contaminated or clogged and have to be flushed out.

 

thanks for the help guys...i hope its done right this time..and i'll tell him all the possibilities...and ejmack i'll keep you in mind..how u think shipping will be for this?

 

maybe its your family friend who is not installing/building your tranny correctly.

 

Shipping to texas, eh shouldn't be more than 75 bucks... a good condition tranny for 175-200 bucks isn't bad lol!

 

yah especially when it includes a drive shaft and at cooler right

 

thats what i figured...but i cant be for sure unless i check everything else first