I recently purchased a 1986 El Camino with the 305 & 4-spd OD automatic transmission. What little I've been able to find, leads me to believe the trans is a 200R4. This car has been adult owned & all the oils look like new. It has a bit over 130K on the odometer.
I need to drive this car cross country & I'm concerned about the tranny holding up simply due to the mileage. The trans does leak a small amount. I'm not sure where the leak is coming from. The trans operates fine as best as I can tell. So far I've had one shop tell me that with the tranny fluid showing as clean as it does, that I don't need to have it serviced & that I shouldn't mess with it.
How much can be done to inspect & service one of these trannys to make sure that it won't fail during my drive?
Thank you
~JM~
I need to drive this car cross country & I'm concerned about the tranny holding up simply due to the mileage. The trans does leak a small amount. I'm not sure where the leak is coming from. The trans operates fine as best as I can tell. So far I've had one shop tell me that with the tranny fluid showing as clean as it does, that I don't need to have it serviced & that I shouldn't mess with it.
How much can be done to inspect & service one of these trannys to make sure that it won't fail during my drive?
Thank you
~JM~
