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Old May 15, 2013 | 12:18 PM
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Trouble shooting torque converter?

Hi if the torque converter going bad what kind of problem happens?
And is there any way to check the condition of the TC?
Thanks!
Old May 15, 2013 | 12:22 PM
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I'm not sure how you specifically check the torque converter. What type of problem are you having? I would imagine a bad torque converter would simply cause the transmission to slip more than expected.
Old May 15, 2013 | 01:00 PM
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Ok i have problem with my th400, its spitt oil from filling tube and i try to solve the problem and se if i can take some things out of the equation
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Old May 30, 2013 | 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by marcoandersson
Trouble shooting torque converter?
When I have trouble shooting something, I just stand closer.
Old May 30, 2013 | 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by marcoandersson
Ok i have problem with my th400, its spitt oil from filling tube and i try to solve the problem and se if i can take some things out of the equation
You need to provide more information.

Transmission fluid coming out of the fill tube could be due simply to the transmission being overfilled. Are there any other symptoms of a problem with the transmission? Does the car move forward when you put it in Drive? Does it shift through the gears ok? What about when you put it in Reverse?
Old May 30, 2013 | 07:53 AM
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It also can be a clogged vent tube located on the top of housing.
Old May 30, 2013 | 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by marcoandersson
Hi if the torque converter going bad what kind of problem happens?
And is there any way to check the condition of the TC?
Thanks!
Hard to pull solutions from the sky. Need much more detail if you want an intelligent answer(s).
Many symptoms of a bad converter are similar to a bad trans. Slippage, noise etc. There are some trouble shooting methods to help isolate a possible bad converter they again are similar to trouble shooting a trans.
Generally if your loosing fluid out of the vent tube in a TH400 its over full. Fluid level & condition is generally step 1 in transmission tbl shooting.
To answer the question, yes pull out the TC and cut it open.
Old May 30, 2013 | 08:40 AM
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Generally a bad converter would lead to slipping and vibrations.
Old May 30, 2013 | 09:17 AM
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X2 on the vent tube or it's overfilled. Heat is also an issue with slippage. I'd check cooling lines and vac line to the control module also make sure nothings leaking I can see a pinhole in the vac line causing some problems shifting.
Old May 30, 2013 | 09:38 AM
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A vacuum leak to the modulator will lead to very late shifts.
Old May 30, 2013 | 12:56 PM
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Make sure the vacuum to the modulator is manifold vacuum and not ported vacuum.
Old May 30, 2013 | 02:59 PM
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Make sure the vacuum to the modulator is manifold vacuum and not ported vacuum.
With ported vacuum the trans will not shift until an ungodly hi rpm. You'll be singing the Little Nash Rambler Beep Beep song, and yelling "hey buddy how do I get this thing out of second gear"
Old May 31, 2013 | 03:09 PM
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The only time I ever had a trans shoot fluid out of the dipstick tube it was due to extreme overheating.
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