Tranny problems like that are usually internal, you can't see anything by dropping the pan except metal shavings from clutch damage.

If the woman is a car pig, I'd keep my hands (and my pocketbook) a long way away from her car. No point, she's no more going to learn to take care of her cars that pigs are going to start flying.

Best bet on the tranny is to replace with a rebuilt one and send the current one back as a core -- it's very likely it has internal damage of some sort and will require a complete rebuild anyway.

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!