I just had the unfortunate experience of having the transmission on my
1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette go out at 96k miles. For the last 2-3 months, it had shown signs of trouble (short delays engaging into gear), but no slipping. The local transmission shop did a full fluid flush about 1500 miles ago, and now says it's a $3000-3500 job to rebuild it. I know the 4t60e isn't the best transmission in the world, but I'm having trouble accepting the cost. I see remanufactured ones on the web for about $1200. But he also says it's a 9 hour job just to get the transmission out. 9 Hours! Is that reasonable? I would think if a had a hoist, I could pull the whole engine/transmission out in half that time (then again I've never pulled a transverse mounted engine either, so maybe he's telling the truth? Anyways, I need some advice and/or reasonable estimate for this job.
Thanks,
Dan