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1997 Oldsmobile Aurora - Will not catch gears.
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phoenix9590
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Nov 19, 2010, 4:45 PM
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1997 Oldsmobile Aurora - Will not catch gears.
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Vehicle info
Make - Oldsmobile
Model - Aurora
Engine - 4.0 Northstar V8
Miles - 168k
Problem
Hello, i have a 1997 Oldsmobile Aurora. Heres my problem, A few days ago i believe that the transmission was having issues. While in 3rd gear about to switch into 4th the car started jerking and fluxuating rpms. Like it was trying to switch to 4th but it wouldnt, although eventually it would if i layed off the gas for a few seconds. That problem persisted for a day or two. Now when i put the car into reverse or drive the engine moves inside the bay a little, it will go into gear. however the gear refuses to catch. I can get the car going a little bit but i have to rev the engine to about 4,000rpms to even make it move an inch. The car will not go past 25mph. Its almost like driving a 5speed while holding the clutch in half way.
Heres the weird part, [BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURED] I had a leak in my vaccuum line. One of the rubber connectors was split and was leaking a little bit of air. So i taped it together and put rubber adhesive on it. It dosent seem to be leaking any air. After i patched the vaccuum line i left the house and literally 10minutes into the drive the explained above problem started to occur.
My car has 165k miles. Everything else is in good condition. I bought it from a person that clearly took care of it.
I have tried changing the transmission fluid and transmission filters. The filters werent that dirty with minimil metal in the pan when i pulled it off.
So the question is, Would it be my Torque converter(as most people say it is) Or could it be the vaccuum line? Would a vaccuum leak cause this problem that i am having.
Thanks for the read, hope somebody can help me before i spend money taking it to a shop when it could be something easy.
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Tom Greenleaf
Ultimate Carjunky
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Nov 23, 2010, 9:09 PM
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Re: 1997 Oldsmobile Aurora - Will not catch gears.
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Most of the time a trans slipping that badly will burn the fluid but who knows? My guess it is "Game Over" for that transmission,
T
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