I think I would change the flat filter again and see what happens. If the pump is not getting fluid it sounds like what I mentioned happened to my daughters Dakota with the filter separating and not allowing it to get enough fluid into the tranny. Just my 2 cents. Good luck.

 

I'd even consider putting the original filters back in just to know it was right at this point.

 

It is what I plan to do this weekend, or maybe next. Buying the tranny fluid twice got expensive. So once I get paid I am going to buy a funnel with a screen and another drain tub (the one I been using is dirty) and buy a new set of fliters from NAPA instead of autozone.

I would, however trash pickup already came, so there goes the original filters .

 

How about the dealer for the filters. They're not that much, cheap insurance at this point. Just to make sure I had the right ones.

 

I would strain and reuse as much of the new fluid as possible that you have in there . I have a large rectangular plastic pan I use to drain my fluid, covers all the tranny.

 

At least you can reuse some of the fluid. I hit a dog that ran in front of me on ice and ran my radiator into my fan. Dog disappeared of course. After replacing the radiator I backed the truck out of the garage about 11 P.M. for a short run around the country mile and didn't know I had a cracked a fitting on my tranny fluid cooler. I didn't make it back home, about 15 degrees outside with no coat, no cell phone. What fun, then had to make a midnight run to try to find more fluid, and had to replace the tranny cooler which meant I had to remove the radiator again.

It definately sucks having these kind of problems, good luck.

 

Had a similar problem with my Dakota. But mine would eventually move if I rev'ed it up. A tranny shop that was highly recommended put new filters in from the Dealership. Took care of the problem. The guy at the shop said that someone had told him that the check valves in some of the aftermarket filters didn't seal all the time.

 

 

Do them both if you replaced both,and reset your computor also.

 

Do them both. You don't want to have to open this up again.