How to Tell a Trimatic From a Turbo Pattern
In vehicles, transmissions are used to transfer power from the engine to other parts of the vehicle, such as the axles and the clutch. Certain vehicles make use of a transmission block, which has two different appearances: Trimatic and Turbo. If you need to determine which block pattern exists for your transmission, look at the bolt patterns on your transmission block.
Instructions
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Turn your vehicle's engine off and open the hood of your vehicle. Locate your transmission under the hood. Use the vehicle owner's manual, if you're not sure.
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Inspect the back of the transmission block, and locate the bolts that attach the transmission to the car.
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If the block is trimatic, the bolts are on the top corners of the block. If the block is a turbo pattern, the bolts are lower on the block.
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