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Used Car Inspection: The TransmissionWritten by Jerry Rowan Posted: 1/02/08
To begin the car inspection start by checking the automatic transmission fluid. Place your car on a level surface. Start the engine. Place the transmission in P position. While the engine idles, pull out the transmission dipstick. The transmission fluid on the dipstick should be red when the transmission is in good shape. The more brown it is the worse the transmission is.
The fluid in a good transmission will not have a burnt smell. The fluid should be a transparent red color. Good transmissions will have fairly clean red transmission fluid. Transmission fluid that is brown with a burnt smell indicates transmission internal problems.
You have to drive the car to do the last part of the inspection. What you are looking for is a delay in the engaging of the transmission when it is shifted into drive or shifting between gears. The engaging of the transmission should feel soft and smooth, not metallic or hard.
To check for this start the car. Leave the transmission in P. While your foot is on the brake, shift to the R position. You should feel the transmission engage almost immediately. This should happen very smoothly, not hard or grabby. It should feel like the car wants to roll backward.
While stopped and with you foot still on the brake shift to N, and the transmission should disengage easily. Again with your foot on the brake shift to D. The transmission should engage quickly. It will feel like the car wants to roll forward. This also should be soft without a hard or metallic sound.
If there is a long delay (more than 1 second) between the moment you move the shift level and the transmission engages, this transmission either has some problem or is worn out. Either way, it won’t get better with time only worse, and a transmission repair or replacement is always expensive. It would be good to skip this car.
Manual Transmission
To begin the car inspection you will need to road test the manual transmission. Test each gear. All gears should shift smoothly, easily and silently. While driving in second and third gear, accelerate. If you feel slipping (the vehicle speed remains the same while engine speed increases), the clutch linings are worn and need replacement.
While driving, slow down using the engine and no brakes. There should be no humming or whining noise when accelerating. Good manual transmissions are very quiet. Shifting into each gear should be easy and silent. The transmission should not grind when shifting into reverse.
This article is by Jerry Rowan. Jerry provides information about car buying, selling. About to buy a new or used car? About to sell a used car? You will find information on how to make the transaction as painless as possible Here.
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