The transmission went south today. Due to some problems with engine stopping in idle, I did take it from drive to neutral a few times while still creeping forward.
I heard a few CLUNK noises (Not exactly,kind of hard to describe), and a noise like a box of nuts and washers were shaken.
As the engine and tranny got hotter, the performance dropped. It stopped to swap between gears, at the last little bit home it seemed to be stuck in second. This was accompanied with a wailing noise from the tranny.
When at home, I let it sit for a while. A few hours later, I checked the trannys oil level while idling, oil up to the full mark. Decided to see how things were then, and took the Chally out for a little stroll in the neighbourhood. At first, it seemed to be back to normal, but it didn't take long before it was hot again, and a noise like a rod were dropped from the suspension and grinding against the asphalt came. Stopped immediately, looked for loose rods, all good. Moved a little more, and the noise were gone. But the third gear was out again.
Since it seems to get worse as it heats, could it be oil pump that's died and these problems are related to the lack of cooling?
Also, the scary noises, could that be from a messed up pump?
How hard is it to swap the pump?
