 Is this excessive metal on the trans drain plug? |
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| Steve |
 Jul 3 2022, 11:34 PM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 5,585 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California 
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914 trans in v8 car. All gears have a slight whine, with 4th being the worst.
Runs and shifts fine. Drained oil through a strainer. No chunks, just this crap on the drain plug. Would you tear it apart or just drive it? What would the doctor do? @dr evil  |
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| 914e |
Jul 3 2022, 11:44 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 496 Joined: 21-February 20 From: Arizona Member No.: 23,951 Region Association: Southwest Region
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QUOTE(Steve @ Jul 3 2022, 10:34 PM)  914 trans in v8 car. All gears have a slight whine, with 4th being the worst. Runs and shifts fine. Drained oil through a strainer. No chunks, just this crap on the drain plug. Would you tear it apart or just drive it? What would the doctor do? @dr_evil Is the whine new or increasing? Since it is in all gears it might be a pinion bearing. |
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| Spoke |
Jul 3 2022, 11:44 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,978 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None
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I'm no expert but I've never seen that much metal on the plug.
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| 930cabman |
Jul 4 2022, 05:59 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,064 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States
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Hard to tell, but are we looking at chunks of metal or dust?
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| 914Sixer |
Jul 4 2022, 06:24 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,882 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Call DR EVIL
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| Steve |
Jul 4 2022, 07:47 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,585 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(914e @ Jul 3 2022, 10:44 PM) QUOTE(Steve @ Jul 3 2022, 10:34 PM) 914 trans in v8 car. All gears have a slight whine, with 4th being the worst. Runs and shifts fine. Drained oil through a strainer. No chunks, just this crap on the drain plug. Would you tear it apart or just drive it? What would the doctor do? @dr_evil Is the whine new or increasing? Since it is in all gears it might be a pinion bearing. 4th gear whine was always there. The whine in all the gears is new after I drag raced another muscle car off the line in second. So dumb at my age. |
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| Steve |
Jul 4 2022, 07:49 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,585 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(930cabman @ Jul 4 2022, 04:59 AM) Hard to tell, but are we looking at chunks of metal or dust? It wasn’t chunks of metal and just smeared off with a towel. Kind of looked like Venum! |
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| Robarabian |
Jul 4 2022, 09:43 AM
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914 A Roo Group: Members Posts: 592 Joined: 11-February 19 From: Simi Valley, Kalifornia Member No.: 22,865 Region Association: Southern California
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MEtal is relative to time... depends when the last change was... if that was a product of metal over the course of years without an oil change, then I would not be so concerned. If it was like a 6 month oil change....yes, it would be concerning.
Dr. Evil's write up has some guidance on it as well. |
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| Steve |
Jul 4 2022, 05:47 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,585 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California
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I put in 85-140 gear oil and now it’s quieter. It’s just a cars & coffee toy. I will run it as is until it gets worse or explodes! Lol
Thanks for the feedback. I Will look for another trans to go through versus going through this trans and have a dead car. Any used trans in the so cal area? I will also post in the want adds. |
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| 930cabman |
Jul 4 2022, 05:52 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,064 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States
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A decent used trans may run you 800 or so. Add around 1.5 at least for a rebuild. I have been a running well used trans and keep clean oil in it. Hoping to chum up with a local tranny rebuilder one of these days
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