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ksmit011
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Posted: July-02-2016 at 12:12pm |
Hi guys, I just recently started getting a whining noise from my 2006 Super Air transmission . It is a PCM unit. The boat has only 540hrs on it. It whines from about 700 - 1200 rpm in FWD only. I have owned the boat since 2013 and it was dealer maintained prior to that. Since I have had the boat I have done the normal maintenance. The tranny was showing slightly low and I added about 3 ounces of PCM Power Plus SAE 50 but that did not stop the whine. I have not checked the engine/shaft alignment, Anybody out there have any ideas on how to get rid of this very annoying whine. The alignment process seems like it might be a pain judging from the owners manual description.
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Kevin L Smith
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Blamey
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Have you changed the fluid in the transmission since you've owned the boat?
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ksmit011
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No, the manual says to not replace the fluid, "fluid should only be changed if evidence of contamination is present". The oil looks fine.
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Kevin L Smith
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ksmit011
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It's a PCM Power-Plus V-drive and once again according to the manual is designed to be "maintenance free".
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Kevin L Smith
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ksmit011
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I think now that I was confused about how the drivetrain in my boat is setup, I was under the impression that the PCM Power Plus was the transmission and v-drive together. I think now that actually I have two separate components, the transmission and the V-drive.......so Im thinking I need to do more research. Sitll have the whine. Does anyone have an idea on how the 2006 Super Air 210 is configured, I know I have the power plus v-drive, How about the transmission and fluid types etc.. etc. Would be great if someone on here with some technical knowledge on this setup could chime in. I have not changed the driveline fluids in the boat since I've owned it (2013) since I was under the impression that the powerplus did not need fluid changes which I believe is correct but what about the transmission. I admit I'm a little confused on this setup.
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I would call PCM to get a maintenance manual. Doesn't seem intuitive to run same ATF forever.
However, my Tundra has synthetic ATF & is supposedly good for a very long time. |
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74SkiNautique
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My z28 with a Tremec t-56 says the fluid never needs changed, it runs dextrin III. Sounds crazy to me. I'd go ahead and change the fluid and see if that makes a difference.
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