Re: Ford f250 E40D reliablility??

Posted by Bob on June 07, 2007 at 06:24:32 from (69.178.229.154):

In Reply to: Re: Ford f250 E40D reliablility?? posted by jdemaris on June 07, 2007 at 06:03:52:

I don't think the E4OD tranny is as bad as you are thinking, certainly NOT bad for reasonable use.

The E4OD is essentially a C-6 with electonic controls and an overdrive added to the FRONT.

You'd be surprised how many C-6 internal parts fit the E4OD.

I don't trust a damn thing most tranny shops will tell you. They are in businees for ONE purpose, and that purpose will cost you $$$$. Was the oil burnt, or does it appear to have metallic parts in it?

Why didn't you "pull the codes" before turning it over to the shop? Unless the oil is "toasted" or full of metal, the problem well could simply be in the solenoid pack, or an electrical problem.

You posted "This trans shop tells me that the E40Ds are nowhere near as reliable as the older C6s, or GM TH400s."

That is INTERESTING... the GM 4L80E's are a pretty darn good tranny. A friend DID have some trouble with one, and took it to a tranny shop. It was a relatively simple fix, a snap ring that had come out of place in the OD clutch/planetary assembly. That is a known problem, which GM has remedied, and there is an update for the older units.

ANYHOW... the guy a the tranny shop was "dissing" the GM trannies, and said something like "we see 5 failed GM 4L80E trannies for every E4OD, and the E4OD is about the best tranny ever made".

So, it seems to me like some of the tranny guys will give you whatever "song and dance" fits the make you have and problem you are having, as if to justify the "wallet drain" you will soon be suffering.

I always thought you were a pretty smart guy until you admitted not investigating the leak, and now turning this truck over to the tranny guys without even "pulling the codes"!

Replies:

• Re: Ford f250 E40D reliablility?? jdemaris 07:41:05 06/07/07 (3)
  • Re: Ford f250 E40D reliablility?? Bob 07:51:27 06/07/07 (2)
    • Re: Ford f250 E40D reliablility?? jdemaris 10:00:40 06/07/07 (1)
      • Re: Ford f250 E40D reliablility?? Bob 10:16:54 06/07/07 (0)

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