4T80-E questions.... (Aurora)
08-21-2007, 12:17 AM
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4T80-E questions.... (Aurora)
Ok, So I decided to pass on the Eagle Vision in my other thread, as they decided all of a sudden they wanted $1200 for it.
Anyways, someone tipped me off to a possibly free '97 Olds Aurora. Problem is that the transmission is failing at only 98k (estimated). Is this a common thing for the 4T80-E to fail, or is this a result of abuse? IF I do happen to get the car and determine the tranny to be dead, are they hard to find (JY unit) or am I gonna have to shell out for a rebuilt? Thanks.
Anyways, someone tipped me off to a possibly free '97 Olds Aurora. Problem is that the transmission is failing at only 98k (estimated). Is this a common thing for the 4T80-E to fail, or is this a result of abuse? IF I do happen to get the car and determine the tranny to be dead, are they hard to find (JY unit) or am I gonna have to shell out for a rebuilt? Thanks.
08-21-2007, 01:09 AM
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4t80E failure isn't nearly as common as 65E failure. 
It could be abuse, or it could just be a fluke. It'* hard to tell. Over at ACNA we don't really have a whole lot of 80E failures to mention.
It could be abuse, or it could just be a fluke. It'* hard to tell. Over at ACNA we don't really have a whole lot of 80E failures to mention.
08-21-2007, 01:20 AM
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It'* about the most bullet proof FWD tranny GM has made... The hard parts are much bigger than the 4t-65e-hd'*, the diff is a monster...
They're not as common in a JY either, but not impossible to find i'm sure.
They're not as common in a JY either, but not impossible to find i'm sure.
08-21-2007, 08:02 AM
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The biggest problem will probably be swapping it w/o a lift. Being built about the same as a caddy.. you probably have to drop the engine/trans/subframe and lift the car off it to swap out.
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IMO, it probably was abused. I've known him for 3 years, and since then, he'* gone through 3 cars:
Grand Prix GT - Totaled
Aurora - Tranny died
Accord V6 - Still running, but he revs it RIGHT up to the redline (he didn't with the Aurora, since the V6 is a stick)
Take it as you will, but I believe that he only went around 4k miles in it. I'll be looking at it hopefully tomorrow night.
Grand Prix GT - Totaled
Aurora - Tranny died
Accord V6 - Still running, but he revs it RIGHT up to the redline (he didn't with the Aurora, since the V6 is a stick)
Take it as you will, but I believe that he only went around 4k miles in it. I'll be looking at it hopefully tomorrow night.
08-21-2007, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
The biggest problem will probably be swapping it w/o a lift. Being built about the same as a caddy.. you probably have to drop the engine/trans/subframe and lift the car off it to swap out.
