Ed Hall Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 I'm thinking about buying a Cadillac Allante that has a bad transmission. I haven't seen it yet but the owner says that he recently had it rebuilt but it failed. He says that it doesn't shift into any gears. I did some research on this transmission and found that it is electronic and uses solenoids for shifting which I found surprising for a car this age. What is the chance that the problem could be a failed solenoid. Would a 1990+ electronic transmission from a seville/eldorado fit into this car. It would be nice to get a little better idea what I'm getting into before I buy this car. Here's an article I found about the tranny: When the Cadillac Allante was introduced, the 440 would not handle the torque of the V-8, so a special version known as the F-7 was developed. It included special sprockets, heavy duty final drive, special fourth clutch, electronic controls, etc. A rare but solid transmission if you can find one. ------------------ The 4.1L engine put out 170 hp which is less than the 4.9L found in the 91,92 seville/eldorado so maybe a transmission out of one of these would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 The following may be a better site for you with info on the Allante.... www.allante.com Just had a guy call this week about a '88 Allante. I think it may have a T7 trans....anyways. It appears the solenoids are no longer available from Cadillac or his local Napa etc....basically he was dead in the water... We did find a transmission company in Dallas that still has the solenoids etc for the Allante transmissions. www.bulkpart.com Logan Diagnostic LLC www.airbagcrash.com www.logandieselusa.com www.ledfix.com www.ledfix.com/yukontaillightrepair.html www.ledfix.com/ledreplacements.html www.ledfix.com/j42385toolrental.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 http://www.car-part.com has used ones for $500-$600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedog Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 for what it's worth those are sweet little cars...I got to drive one once....I'll never forget it Crystal Red Tintcoat Exterior | Shale/Brownstone Interior | 32k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 I'm sure someone here http://66.34.30.72/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi can help you. -Steven- Washington State Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dasher Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 A very nice car but I think it would depend on the condition (other than the transmission) and the selling price. You already know you're looking at problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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