HELP!!! 2.8L 5 speed Question

[93ChevyS10]

Hello Everyone...



I figured this would be the place to find out the answer to my question... The other day I was driving down the interstate in my \'93 S10 w/ 2.8L and a 5 speed about 70mph (Yes, it WILL go that fast http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif and all of the sudden... BANG! CLUNK! OH SHIT!!! There was a catostrophic failure somewhere in my transmission. I was wondering if there are ANY other transmissions besides the 5 Speed that will bolt up to the 2.8??? I think the 5 speed is a T5-1... Correct me if i\'m wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated!



Thank You,



Jared Carlson

[adh383]

why not go back with the same tranny?

[93ChevyS10]

I believe that it has been demolished internally. If I could pick up a tranny for around $250.00 I would probably be getting a good deal. Let me know what you think.



- Jared

[adh383]

Sounds like a fair deal to me.

[riotpolice75]

hit a junk yard. them trannys are easy to find. is it 2wd or 4wd?. if its 2wd you can have it changed out in an hour.



with air tools and a helper i can have mine out in 20 minutes.







smith

[s10maniac24]

camaro t5 w/ 2.8 bellhousing. you\'d hafta do some cutting as the shifter is back about 14\" (where it belongs).

does anyone know if the nv3500 will work if ya got a different bellhousing?

[93ChevyS10]

It is a 2WD. I found a tranny at a junkyard. The tranny has 148,483 miles on it. The guy was asking $435, but I talked him down to $400. I dont know if this is a lot of money for a T5 or not. There aren\'t any automatics that would bolt up to the 2.8? Thank you guys for the input!



- Jared

[93ChevyS10]

Man, am I ever glad I waited this out!!! I found a guy that lives by me that did a V8 conversion, and has the EXACT same truck I do. I offered him $50 for the Tranny, and he said he would sell it!



Thanks for the help,



Jared

[riotpolice75]

good. 148k is alot on a t5. thats around the same mileage my original one had on it when it failed. $450 or even $400 is way too much for it too.



ever took one out before?







smith

[s10maniac24]

yeah, $400 is way too much imo. like closer to $100. sounds like ya got a great deal though

[s10maniac24]

On 2006-08-02 10:47, 93ChevyS10 wrote:

\'93 S10 w/ 2.8L and a 5 speed about 70mph (Yes, it WILL go that fast http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif



<font size=1>[ This message was edited by: 93ChevyS10 on 2006-08-04 13:03 ]</font>





them\'ll do bout 90 if ya try hard enough (goin down hill) http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif

[93ChevyS10]

The tranny I picked up has 90k on it. The guy that I got it from got the truck from his dad, then did the conversion right away. He said that it has been \"babied its whole life\" but I guess you cant be sure.



Yesterday my neighbor and I took out the tranny. Before we took it out I took out the shifter, cover, boot, and drained the fluid. When I pulled the drain plug I was expecting fluid to go all over... WRONG!!!



There was a total of 1/4 CUP of tranny fluid in the tranny!!! http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_mad.gif It has only had that much fluid in it since I bought the truck. That means I have ran that tranny for 10k with 1/4 cup of tranny fluid! I thought that was pretty amazing myself, but it was a lesson learned.



How much fluid should be in a T5? 2 Quarts I\'m assuming? Is Dex3 ATF fine to use?



Thanks for your help!



- Jared

[93ChevyS10]

them\'ll do bout 90 if ya try hard enough (goin down hill) http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif



I know that for a fact! My first speeding ticket was on a country road (speed limit 55) and the Sherrif clocked me at 87mph at the bottom of the hill. The fine was $250! I went to court and got it lowered from (30-34 over) to (20-24 over). The fine was only lowered to $210, but I couldn\'t complain. I lost my liscense for 15 days, because I was only 16 http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

[riotpolice75]

trans holds 2.2 qts of dex 3. what kinda shape was that fluid in when it came out? id flush some through it and see how much metal comes out of it.







smith

[93ChevyS10]

When I drained the fluid, it was a whitish pink color. I ran 1 Quart through it, and it cleaned out to red color. No metal chunks/flakes where in the transmission. It took about an hour or so with minor snags involved. I gave it a test drive, and it seems like the throwout bearing is making some noise... is that normal? Thank you guys for all of your help!



- Jared