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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 11:58 PM
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well im not much of an auto trans person and was even considering putting a manual 6 speed in but besides that my trans has been slipping and when i check the fluid it is bubbleing so i cant get an exact level what would cause the fluid to bubble?
 
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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 01:13 AM
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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 08:11 AM
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It sounds like whoever replaced the transmission fluid last either put too much fluid in, or not enough. I'm leaning towards not enough and likely your pump is sucking some air because of insufficient amount of ATF and causing it to bubble.

You need to take it in to a transmission shop to get that looked at because I can be wrong, and if I am it could be a very bad ending very soon.
 

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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 11:53 AM
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well **** im hoping it hasnt f***** anything up im gonna bring it to the shop in about an hour it wasnt doing it 2 weeks ago when i checked the level so hopefully just changing the fluid/filter does the trick and i drive nothing but highway so it dosent have to **** often
 
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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 11:54 AM
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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 12:58 PM
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If you haven't noticed anything bad, it's likely nothing bad has happened. Like I said, I'd recommend getting it looked at ASAP.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 01:05 PM
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well here is an update brought it to the dealer and it is fixed it was the fluid low and filter change fixed that but now sitting in the driveway after it is warmed up the engine will all of a sudden die but i can crank it right back up what would cause it to jus die then be able to crank right back up i checked all fuses and just about every connection on the engine
 
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 01:15 PM
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Please make a new thread regarding it to help others help you. To me however, it sounds like an IAC which is the Idle Air Control valve that is located on the back of the throttle body. It's likely that cleaning it out and cleaning the throttle body while you're in there will get rid of your problems.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 01:16 PM
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as long as it is happening at idle it could be a weak battery or a dirty/bad IAC valve on the back of the throttle body, i would start by cleaning the valve
 
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 01:48 PM
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cool i will try that this afternoon and on the battery part ive been through 3 optima red tops in the past six months so i chuncked it and went and got a old trusty duralast i worked for autozone for a few years and have seen them be put through hell and high water and still be good so hopefully that isnt the issue
 
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