dynarex Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 so i made the jump to lexus-have always had toyotas or chevy this time im sorry-but i got such a great deal on it i couldnt refuse-its an 01 rx300 2wd with 122k miles all seems great except the p/s is whining horrible esp on cold start up not a big deal i thought ill bleed and flush the system right? well today i opened the hood and started it cold and the noise is from the trans/convertor area! tranny seems to work fine but man its whiney-fluid is good red and full no metal in it what should i do? sell it,blow it up or run it till she dies? thanks guys -should have checked this site before i bought it huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sktn77a Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Are you absolutely sure it's coming from the transmission side of the engine and not the timing belt side (idler bearings)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynarex Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 def the tranny-front pump whining so i decided to change filter and fluid-the old fluid was red and ok-level was good well i dropped the pan and the filter and noticed that the o ring just fell out-im thinking that the trans was sucking air as the o ring wasnt tight enough and caused an air leak maybe it stretched over time? replaced o ring and filter added fresh amsoil and shes quiet as a mouse! btw the filter was pretty dirty but there wasnt anyting in the pan or on the magnets so far ive gone about 200 miles and everything is good-hopefully it will stay that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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