Hyundai F4A51 Transmission with ISS Troubles Wayne Colonna/Motor Age — The other day I was visiting a shop located in Homestead, Fla., called WiWi’s Transmissions. Alberto Rivera, one of the techs there was working on a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe. This vehicle was fitted with a V6 2.7L engine and the F4A51 four speed front […]
These Transmissions Need to Quit Their Whining Lindsey Robles/Motor Age — I don’t know how many times I’ve been driving down the road and a Honda Odyssey van or an Acura MDX will pass by and it sounds like it has a supercharger in it. Did this thing just get hopped up at the local […]
A look at the Dual Clutch Gearbox This manual transmission will send even the most experienced techs looking for a refresher course. Wayne Colonna/Motor Age — The DSG, or Dual Clutch Gearbox, is a manual transmission using a Mechatronic system to shift the transmission automatically via a double wet or dry clutch with double input […]
Working on the MINI Cooper CVT Ever work on the MINI Cooper CVT transmissions? Or do you avoid them because of the talk in the field that they’re not repairable? In this article by Ben Parker, writing for Powertrain Pro/Motor Age, you’ll find out about one technician’s experience with them and how he learned to repair them […]
Servicing Nissan’s RE5R05A Transmission In this article by Wayne Colonna, writing for Powertrain Pro at Motor Age, you’ll learn valuable information about the Nissan RE5R05A five-speed automatic transmission. This transmission is used in many Nissan and Infiniti vehicles equipped with 3.5L, 4.0L, 4.5L and 5.6L engines for both 2WD and 4WD applications going back to 2002. There are important […]
Automatic Transmission Servicing How to avoid some common, and potentially costly, service mistakes. John D. Kelly/Motor Age — I own two vehicles that do not have an automatic transaxle dipstick to check the fluid level. One of these vehicles is a General Motors product; the other is a Toyota product. And they are not the […]
Free Webinar – The Pros and Cons of Rebuilding Continuously Variable Transmissions Event Date: June 20, 2013 at 08:00 PM EDT Moderator: Pete Meier – Technical Editor for Motor Age Speaker: Wayne Colonna – President of the Automatic Transmission Service Group (ATSG) Motor Age in partnership with ATSG is putting on this free webinar which […]