1998 Pontiac Bonneville noises and power

1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
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HEAVENLACY
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Transmission problem
1998 Pontiac Bonneville 6 cyl Automatic

i had machine hooked up to my SSEI bonneville and it read my torque and speed sensor. after askin second opinion i was told to service my transmission first. while doing that i had metal shavings in the fluid. does this mean my transmission is goin out? do i still need to replace the speed sensor?
Apr 22, 2010 at 12:45 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Chances are the trans is fine. A small amount of that is normal. If the trans is shifting funny or the speedo isn't working properly, then replace the sensor.
Apr 26, 2010 at 9:06 AM
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