@kashif, @gazzuz.
I need urgent help with my torque converter drainback.
Can you recommend a solution.
Thanks very much.
I drive a 2009 Toyota Avensis.

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mayor2013:
Give more information

Can the torque converter be repaired or it should be replaced

Yeahmee:


Can the torque converter be repaired or it should be replaced

What symptom are you experiencing from the car. Replaced if you are sure that's the problem

mayor2013:


What symptom are you experiencing from the car. Replaced if you are sure that's the problem

Thanks @mayor2013.
When the engine is cold, the car won't move when I engage the gear in D for about 3 mins but it moves ok in R.

Yeahmee:


Thanks @mayor2013.
When the engine is cold, the car won't move when I engage the gear in D for about 3 mins but it moves ok in R.

What's the condition of your transmission fluid. Black?

mayor2013:


What's the condition of your transmission fluid. Black?

The fluid is not black, reddish

Perhaps it became reddish when this problem started. I might be wrong though

mayor2013:
Perhaps it became reddish when this problem started. I might be wrong though

I don't think so. It started after a shaft seal replacement

Yeahmee:


Thanks @mayor2013.
When the engine is cold, the car won't move when I engage the gear in D for about 3 mins but it moves ok in R.

this are just symptoms which can be due to 100 of reasons .Go for diagnosis to nail down the root before throwing parts blindly.

Yeahmee:


I don't think so. It started after a shaft seal replacement

new transmissions loading!!!

Yeahmee:


I don't think so. It started after a shaft seal replacement

Gearbox loaded. This one Na one chance

honmusa:

new transmissions loading!!!

How many? Please don't scare the OP.

cyborg123:
How many? Please don't scare the OP.

Sir, do you have other suggestion(s) . Thanks

Yeahmee:


Sir, do you have other suggestion(s) . Thanks

I don't know how you arrived at the conclusion on faulty TC but as others have mentioned, a number of other things can cause your car's symptoms.

Does the level of ATF on the dipstick get very high when cold?
Does revving the engine a little before putting gear selector in drive reduce the engagement time of 3 minutes?

Please answer these questions and schedule a professional transmission diagnostic scan.

cyborg123:

I don't know how you arrived at the conclusion on faulty TC but as others have mentioned, a number of other things can cause your car's symptoms.

Does the level of ATF on the dipstick get very high when cold?
Does revving the engine a little before putting gear selector in drive reduce the engagement time of 3 minutes?

Please answer these questions and schedule a professional transmission diagnostic scan.

Thanks. Revving the engine reduces the engagement time. I thought it was the TC from the internet experience of other folks

cc GAZZUZZ

Yeahmee:


Thanks @mayor2013.
When the engine is cold, the car won't move when I engage the gear in D for about 3 mins but it moves ok in R.

The TC does not know if you are in forward or reverse gear so, if there is converter drain back, it should show in both forward and reverse.

To check for this, use a capable scanner and look at the input shaft speed when you start the car cold. It should be about >80% of engine rpm (depending on the TC stall speed rating). If it is off mark, then a converter charge problem exits.

cyborg123:

I don't know how you arrived at the conclusion on faulty TC but as others have mentioned, a number of other things can cause your car's symptoms.

Does the level of ATF on the dipstick get very high when cold?
Does revving the engine a little before putting gear selector in drive reduce the engagement time of 3 minutes?

Please answer these questions and schedule a professional transmission diagnostic scan.

Your head dey there!