transmission help
#1
transmission help
so here lately my truck not liking going from 2nd to 3rd gear so today i change the fluid and filter i did not flush the trans at risk the trans would quit i dropped the pan and emptied and cleaned pan now it won't shift into 3rd unless you put it in neutral then drive again what wrong with it
i put dextron 3 atf in it the owner manual said it was sufficient
96 dodge ram 5.2 with 46rh trans
never had a trans and i didn't check the bands today
i put dextron 3 atf in it the owner manual said it was sufficient
96 dodge ram 5.2 with 46rh trans
never had a trans and i didn't check the bands today
#3
Did you put Dextron 3 in there, or ATF+3 made by Dextron? They are not the same thing (not sure if the latter even exists).
The manual, IIRC, states you can use it for emergencies only, when proper ATF+3 (or ATF+4 in later model years) is not available. ATF+4 is better than ATF+3, and is the only fluid that Chrysler transmissions like. Anything else, given a short period of time, will ruin your tranny. Unfortunately, you're going to have to flush it, I'm afraid, to get all that junk out of there. Your transmission sounds like its already having issues, so you really have nothing left to lose, IMO.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I'd start doing research on reputable transmission shops for a rebuild.
The manual, IIRC, states you can use it for emergencies only, when proper ATF+3 (or ATF+4 in later model years) is not available. ATF+4 is better than ATF+3, and is the only fluid that Chrysler transmissions like. Anything else, given a short period of time, will ruin your tranny. Unfortunately, you're going to have to flush it, I'm afraid, to get all that junk out of there. Your transmission sounds like its already having issues, so you really have nothing left to lose, IMO.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I'd start doing research on reputable transmission shops for a rebuild.
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http://www.aa1car.com/library/atf.htm theres a chart in here and some reads on tranny/ fluids
if it never been changed since it come off factory it won't know that dex 4 was supposed to go in it cause dex 4 was released till after so why change
#7
my transmission did the same thing, would not shift into 3rd, went to neutral and back to drive, worked and drove fine for about 20 miles. the od off light came on, then seconds later the trans temp light came on, by the time i was able to get off the freeway i had lost 3rd and 4th gear, with fluid pouring out of the bell housing. needless to say it was done