[V8] 1990 V8 auto transmission issue

[Tony and Lillie]

> I may be confusing it with the '97- A8 automatic transmission, too.
> But I bought a V8 with a 5-speed converted from an automatic because
> the automatic transmission went bad.
>
> I'd still walk away from a V8 with an ailing automatic transmission.
>

There is a well documented reason the A8 (and A64.2) trans goes bad, and a 
very substantial fix.

V8 auto transmissions are much more robust in design, and can last when 
properly attended to. There were some early failures, but they were 
generally reliable transmissions.

I parted a 90 V8 I bought from the original owner. Routing fluid/filter 
changes (I have all the records, generally at 40k intervals). I bought it 
with 213k on the clock, dead trans. When looking through the records, I 
noticed the fluid had just been changed, within 1000 miles. Pulled the 
dipstick, and yep, it was. Very clean looking, MOTOR OIL. So, that car was 
killed by someone inattentive with the flushing machine, as opposed to a 
design flaw.

My personal V8Q has 330k on the clock, trans works great. I bought it with 
252k on the clock. It had a dying MFS (as I just mentioned in another post), 
and the trans certainly looked to be original.

Tony