Identification tag location

**vindico** · 12-10-2012

Hello everyone. This is my first post on this forum. I just purchaced a 2000 Grand Prix for my daughter. Everything works like it should, except for the transmission. I knew about the trans problem when I bought it and that's why I got it so cheap. The salvage yards are wanting to know if the metal tag has a BCB or BRB stamped on it. I can't seem to find this tag. can someone tell me where to locate this tag? It's a 2000 SE. It won't shift into 4th gear and I have to start out in 1st gear and manually change into 2nd and 3rd gears. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

**BillBoost37** · 12-11-2012

Back passenger side.

**vindico** · 12-11-2012

Thanks for the help. After putting the car on the lift, it was easy to find. Is there anything I should do to this replacement transmission before I install it? I'm kinda new to the FWD world. For the last 20 years, my daily driver has been a '48 Ford F-1. I rebuilt and installed a C-6 into my F-1 about 15 years ago and it hasn't given me any trouble. Wish they still made transmissions like that.

**Fivefingerdeathpunch** · 12-11-2012

I wouldnt use your old torque converter with this new trans, since the 4th gear is gone and has send metal shavings into the oil.

**BillBoost37** · 12-11-2012

Except that would send metal shavings into the filter.

Any pre 2004 transmission IMO should automatically get a new PCS/EPC (presssure control/electronic pressure different names for 1 part.) soleniod, 4th clutch hub shaft (2003 late production saw a hardened version which is now standard) and the channel plate gaskets would be required to swap that shaft and a transgo shift kit. These are automatic items that should be done if the trans is unknown or not recently rebuilt.

**vindico** · 12-11-2012

Guess I need to figure out where to source all of these parts. I won't be pulling the trans out until this weekend, so I have a couple of days to get everything together. Any suggestions on parts sources?