Transmission Gone Bye Bye

[rocket man]

Last nite she died!!! With a 162K I figured it was coming...so now what? When I start my search for an exchange unit what is a flat out swap? I've reviewed the threads on the subject and noticed there are different gear sets to the 4L30E. Which one do we have in the VX? I was in the biz back in the 70's and know, for example, the C-4 were widley used in FoMoCo stuff and were the same tranny in basic design but had many different bolt paterns on the Bell housing and different output shaft lengths, splines, extension housings, etc.

So the question, I guess, is:

Other than the VX 99-2001 anybody know what other car out there has a "mirror image" of our 4L30E?? In gear sets, bolt patterns, Torgue converter, bell housings.


Thanks in advance

John

John

[WiSDoM]

I had my tranny replaced two weeks ago with a tranny and transfer case from a 2000 isuzu trooper w/tod. their questions on the transfer case matching up but so far everything is great. go luck on your search. I used http://car-part.com/ to find mine. I paid 600.00 total with shipping 375.00 for tranny - 225.00 for shipping.

[rocket man]

Hey thanks for the info..You got the transfer case as a bonus too? :bwgr: That was a good price...found one here for tranny and transfer case for $825 its a 99 trooper..was your speed sensors still in the Transfer case? or did you use the sensors from your old unit?...You still have the old core?

Thanks again for the leasd...i'll checkem out

John

[WiSDoM]

I believe it came with it too. I will check tomorrow i still have my original tranny. the new tranny came with only 40,000 miles.

[rocket man]

WOW Wisdom uda MAN

Very good price from what I've been able to gleen, even from your site....

I'm not so concerned with being age consious (98-2001) as I am with mileage and I think the Troopers had a "on off" switch on the TOD on there 4wd and ours are automatic full time 4wd. That may have been different on the 2000 Trooper set up you put in. I know this has something to do with those fricken "speed sensors". IMO

Nevertheless, it seems the 98-2000 trooper with TOD is the same creature as our transmission. But, I'm just not sure yet about the little "on off switch" with the trooper trans and if that little difference creates an electrical nighmare and/or is not compatable with our TCU (transmission control unit). Anybody out there know???

I was having multiple issues with "tight corner braking" and trouble codes involving the speed sensors and have been dealing with this in previous posts for about 3 months now...All,these things are just plain and simply related to "old age". And resigned myself to a "when it stops moving"?? Guess it needs to be fixed mentality...

So that has happened...Now it seems that these outfits market the transmission, torque converter and T/Case as a package unit...So I can now visualize these multiple issues, I have been dealing with..... going away in a "push-pull-click-click fashion".

Or....so it says here in small print.....

So now my friends/members of this great website...I humbly ask for the sage advice of the geniusicles and guru's, who keep these cars on the road.... so I know what to put into my shopping cart .

Thanks in advance...

John

[rocket man]

WOW Wisdom uda MAN

Very good price from what I've been able to gleen, even from your site....

I'm not so concerned with being age consious (98-2001) as I am with mileage and I think the Troopers had a "on off" switch on the TOD on there 4wd and ours are automatic full time 4wd. That may have been different on the 2000 Trooper set up you put in. I know this has something to do with those fricken "speed sensors". IMO

Nevertheless, it seems the 98-2000 trooper with TOD is the same creature as our transmission. But, I'm just not sure yet about the little "on off switch" with the trooper trans and if that little difference creates an electrical nighmare and/or is not compatable with our TCU (transmission control unit). Anybody out there know???

I was having multiple issues with "tight corner braking" and trouble codes involving the speed sensors and have been dealing with this in previous posts for about 3 months now...All,these things are just plain and simply related to "old age". And resigned myself to a "when it stops moving"?? Guess it needs to be fixed mentality...

So that has happened...Now it seems that these outfits market the transmission, torque converter and T/Case as a package unit...So I can now visualize these multiple issues, I have been dealing with..... going away in a "push-pull-click-click fashion".

Or....so it says here in small print.....

So now my friends/members of this great website...I humbly ask for the sage advice of the geniusicles and guru's, who keep these cars on the road.... so I know what to put into my shopping cart .

Thanks in advance...

John

[WiSDoM]

yeah i had the same question too. i asked the local isuzu dealership tech and he said it will be fine. I don't have any problem with the TOD, but you can call merlin he should be able to cross reference the part numbers. yeah it was great price. i figured even if the transfer case doesn't work i will sell it on ebay heehehe and maybe see if i can sell my tranny as a core.