Is my tranny shot??
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03-08-2010, 06:21 AM
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also, I noticed the very last time it acted up, i stopped at the bottom of my driveway (large hill) then tried to start on the hill and it seemed like i had to give er alot of gas to get it moving forward. another thing i forgot to mention is that the times that i lost all forward gears, i still had reverse. the part that gets me is that I can drive it for a day and not have a problem, but then the next day it will act up. is it possible that the Previous owner had the wrong atf fluid in it???? cause i had the $15 dollar/4ltr stuff in my hand and the lady at the parts counter told me i needed the $30/5ltr atf+4 stuff.
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03-08-2010, 08:47 AM
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To backflush your cooler lines...
a) disconnect both cooler lines from tranny
b) determine which line is outbound and which is inbound (I can't remember)
c) put the outbound line (from tranny to cooler) into a small bucket
d) spray trans flush into the inbound line (from cooler to tranny)
Doing this will remove any debris in your lines, including any crap that gets hung up by the check ball, which is located on the pax fender just behind the radiator.
a) disconnect both cooler lines from tranny
b) determine which line is outbound and which is inbound (I can't remember)
c) put the outbound line (from tranny to cooler) into a small bucket
d) spray trans flush into the inbound line (from cooler to tranny)
Doing this will remove any debris in your lines, including any crap that gets hung up by the check ball, which is located on the pax fender just behind the radiator.
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03-10-2010, 01:03 AM
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Just a quick thought. Is this transmission a E or a H? If it is electric then check all of your connections because maybe some of the connections have come lose. When you hit a bump maybe if it is a bad connection it will come lose for a second and tell the computer to stop and that is why you have the periodic cutting in and out on random days. So just check the connectors for any looseness, check the fuse, also check the shifter on the column and where it connects to the trans for any unnormal play because that might be loose as well. maybe it gets knocked out of alignment when you hit a bump.
The fluid does play a big role in it as well. If it is the wrong fluid then it might not grab the clutches good (think of this on AUDI they need a special trans fluid that conducts static costs like $30/Q. so if you get the wrong fluid it wont work all that well) . But from the sound of it it is not the fluid or a mechanical problem like torque converter or internal because you would see the problem all the time but i could be wrong.Its hard to say without being there. Your best bet would be to check the electrical connections or shifter for any play.
The fluid does play a big role in it as well. If it is the wrong fluid then it might not grab the clutches good (think of this on AUDI they need a special trans fluid that conducts static costs like $30/Q. so if you get the wrong fluid it wont work all that well) . But from the sound of it it is not the fluid or a mechanical problem like torque converter or internal because you would see the problem all the time but i could be wrong.Its hard to say without being there. Your best bet would be to check the electrical connections or shifter for any play.
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03-10-2010, 05:30 AM
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