Do i have potential 727 problems?

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Aug 08, 08 3:35 pm

Hi all, been away for a while, just had a baby girl and they take up loads of time!!! anyway, pulled the charger from storage today and took it out for a good spin, 25 miles or so, when i got back i did your usual checks and noticed that the tranny oil was darker than it was. The tranny is working great, shifts good and firm with no noticeable slipping, the oil is clear and not smelling burnt either, just discoloured. it was rebuilt about 3000 miles ago and had a oil change about 700 miles ago with dexron III oil.
Am I worring over nothing or is there a potential underling problem?
will the tranny oil go this colour when becoming used and is normal?
Do you think it would be a good idea to drop the oil and filter again?
I put some used oil from the tranny on a white background on the right in the pic and some fresh from the same can on the left.
thanks for your advice
Cheers
Sean

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Aug 08, 08 3:38 pm

Does it work?
Does it slip?
Does it fail to change gear?
Has it got immersed in water?

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Aug 08, 08 3:45 pm

Pete wrote:Does it work?
Does it slip?
Does it fail to change gear?
Has it got immersed in water?

none of the above, works great

charger01 · Post by **charger01** » Fri Aug 08, 08 7:19 pm

Carry on thrashing it. When your car fills up with smoke that stinks its time for a rebuild

Been there , done that

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Fri Aug 08, 08 8:31 pm

change the oil n filter saun, easy feel the band adjustment at the same time

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Aug 09, 08 3:49 pm

I will drop the oil and filter next week and check band adjustments as in the factory manual, is this is the best way?,
did notice a while ago that when i was using the gears to hold her back on a very seetp hill, she smelt a bit when holding back in first

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Sep 29, 08 12:22 pm

changed the fluid and adjusted up the bands as per factory workshop manual specs, works great no, shifts stronger.
my only concern is that the bands took a lot of turns on the adjusters, is this normal?

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Mon Sep 29, 08 1:57 pm

It is normal if they were not right to start with. It would also explain the colour of the oil.

They probably wore down a little with slipping.

You did change the filter as well as per Duncans instructions yes? If not do so. And clean out the bottom of the pan as well.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Sep 30, 08 11:24 pm

Sounds like dry Clutches and Bands after a lay up!

The bands were probably loose and were slipping slightly?

How many turns did you set the bands?

Factory setting is 2 turns for both bands.
B+M upgrade trans, is 1-1/2 turns low band, 3 turns kickdown band.

Good luck Bacca.