my car would reverse but was slipping and would require a lot of gas actually move.

i was hoping it was just and adjustment - i have since heard theres a part that wears and the car wont engage into reverse properly.

to see what the problem is they had to remove the trans and open it up to diagnose the problem.

when they did open it they noticed they needed to replace that reverse thingo and the internals of the box were in good condition that led them to check the torque converter and upon inspection they noticed that it had failed and that was what caused the oil contimination.

my torque converter failed.

they suggested replacing the torque converter with a factory bm unit as they cant get the recond ones to work properly (shuttering and general problems)

since the trans was taken apart i would assume theres certain gaskets etc that need replacing and because there was metal in the box i reckon new kit was put through it - i also took out a 3 year extended warranty for $275.

I used the same company bm uses because when i had a trans failure in a mazda 626 we had i used a little guy and the trans failed again he didnt cover it so for peice of mind i wanted to use a larger company this time.