calif phil Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 I drove our 2000 eldo with code PO741 for 15,000 miles and it was still working great when I traded it off last week for a CTS. No way would I spend $2000 to fix a PO741 code. The car had 137000 trouble free miles on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Phil, we need a complete new topic on your CTS please. what year / model / color / options did you end up with? photos? Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 Pulled it apart last night and everything looked pretty good in there. A small amount (about the size of a quarter) of what I suspect is clutch materal in one corner of the pan and some silver paste on the magnet. I think that silver paste is clutch material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrak Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 My dashboard is reading SERVICE TRANSMISSION. The car is shifting normal through all 4 gears. The code says TCC is stuck in off position. I have a feeling this will be expensive. Thanks My Wife's 96 ElDorado had this same code 2-3 months ago. I cleared it and all was well until this weekend. Today I called the local Caddy dealer and they said it was the torque converter (TC) and it needed replacement. No diagnosis required it’s always the TC they said. $2000.00 to fix it. Yeah right!! Took it to my local tranny shop and he hooked up his analyzer and we went for a test drive and he showed me how the TC was not locking up, then cleared the code and it started working but was showing excessive slippage. In OD the slippage reading was running around 130 @ 55 mph and should be around 10-20. If not fixed then it continues to slip more than it should creating excessive heat and eventually burns up the tranny he say’s. If you leave the code in place then same thing happens eventually. The TC lock up feature is designed to reduce heat. His complete rebuild cost is $2500 vs. dealers $2000 to just replace the TC. I checked the fluid condition when I got home and it's smelling burnt. Doesn't sound good. Any experts out there that can confirm this. Steve Drive with the vehicle in 3 so that OD does not engage and no damage should occur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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