[TechAssist] Re: off topic help needed for a car transmission
- From: "Al @ La Mesa TV Supply Co." <busibees@xxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 04:49:28 GMT
Whenever I get trans problems, the first thing I change is the trans filter.
Doesn't cost much and has saved me alot trouble.
Has worked on 2 cars of mine with shifting problems.
When clogged, pressures are not building to needed levels to move internal
components.
HTH
Al Berntsen
La Mesa TV Supply Co.
7026 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA92115
619-469-4220, Fax619-463-9807 www.etparts.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Janet Fantauzzi
> > To: garofmar@xxxxxxx
> > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 6:02 AM
> > Subject: forum
> >
> >
> > Hey guys...I would like to see if anybody has any advice on my friends 92
> Crown Victoria.
> > It is a fully loaded model,with a V-8 and a four speed automatic overdrive
> tranny which is called "AOD" and has an electronic speed sensor instead of a
> speedometer cable.Whets happening is,it doesn't shift into OD anymore,it
> just shifts out of third then begins going nowhere,you can rev the engine
> and it just doesn't continue into fourth gear.
> > He claims its been slipping for awhile going from 3rd to 4th but now it
> has gotten to this point.We can leave the shifter in drive instead of OD and
> drive it in 3rd,but when the OD would work it usually shifts at about 44 mph
> so right now he can go to work and stay around 55-60 mph in 3rd but of
> course the RPM is higher than it should be because the lack of OD gear.
> > I had a general look-see at it and right away I noticed that the fluid
> level was way above normal and a little foam was present on the
> dipstick...and would you believe he had the tranny fluid changed a few years
> back and has never added any...which means whomever serviced it overfilled
> it.I must have let out a good QT and a 1/2 to bring it down to the correct
> level.The fluid does seem a little dark,but doesn't seem to have a burnt
> odor.
> >
> > Does anybody have any idea as to what could be wrong internally in the
> tranny?I have read on the internet that these type transmissions with the
> VSS "Vehicle Speed Sensor" instead of a speedometer cable can have this
> symptom possibly from the VSS itself being bad.
> > I am just hoping for some input that we can use that may keep him from
> getting reamed to bad if he takes it to AAMCO or someplace like that.
> > I have checked all the throttle linkages and they are adjusted correctly
> and it has no problem shifting from 1 thru 3rd gear.
> >
> > Any opinions would be greatly appreciated
> >
> > frank and fuzz
> >
> > Fantaj tv
> > Belle Vernon, Pa. 15012
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