โMar-30-2015 07:16 AM
โApr-01-2015 08:04 AM
westend wrote:Naio wrote:For your own peace of mind, try shifting without the engine running. I think you'll find the shift lever moves with the same amount of force. This eliminates the transmission as a cause of bad shift lever tension.
Thanks, folks, a lot of good info here :).
No, it does not have a stench. It smells like oil... I am not really sure what is should smell like.
The van is an automatic, and has no symptoms when it shifts itself. No noises or anything.
When shifting by hand, e.g out of park, into reverse, etc., it seems unusually difficult to me, but friends who drive vans more than I do say they think it is fine. Maybe I am just not used to a shifter on the column. It's not like it won't shift, it just takes some effort.
โApr-01-2015 04:50 AM
โMar-31-2015 10:49 PM
Naio wrote:For your own peace of mind, try shifting without the engine running. I think you'll find the shift lever moves with the same amount of force. This eliminates the transmission as a cause of bad shift lever tension.
Thanks, folks, a lot of good info here :).
No, it does not have a stench. It smells like oil... I am not really sure what is should smell like.
The van is an automatic, and has no symptoms when it shifts itself. No noises or anything.
When shifting by hand, e.g out of park, into reverse, etc., it seems unusually difficult to me, but friends who drive vans more than I do say they think it is fine. Maybe I am just not used to a shifter on the column. It's not like it won't shift, it just takes some effort.
โMar-31-2015 08:49 PM
โMar-31-2015 05:43 PM
spadoctor wrote:
You need to post what vehicle it is. Trans fluid is pink not clear. In Fords a slight burnt smell is normal. As stated DO NOT do the power flush. To do a proper trans fluid change could take as much as 22 quarts of fluid when you drain the trans...torque converter...cooler....lines and do the proper flush and refill. A proper flush should be in the 250.00 range since the fluid is almost 150 bucks I was a mechanic for years and have friends still in the business and I am a firm believer of leaving the fluid alone if everything is functioning properly and it has not been overheated. Many times you will see someone change the fluid and shortly thereafter the trans dies. I have never changed the trans fluid in any vehicle I have owned and never a trans issue even with 50K miles TT towing on a single vehicle. This is JMHO.
โMar-31-2015 08:56 AM
โMar-31-2015 04:07 AM
โMar-30-2015 09:54 PM
โMar-30-2015 07:32 PM
smkettner wrote:
I would change it after you get home. Especially if you have a shop you trust.
Visual test is important but I would mostly go by the book maintenance schedule.
โMar-30-2015 07:23 PM
โMar-30-2015 06:32 PM
spadoctor wrote:
You need to post what vehicle it is. Trans fluid is pink not clear. In Fords a slight burnt smell is normal. As stated DO NOT do the power flush. To do a proper trans fluid change could take as much as 22 quarts of fluid when you drain the trans...torque converter...cooler....lines and do the proper flush and refill. A proper flush should be in the 250.00 range since the fluid is almost 150 bucks I was a mechanic for years and have friends still in the business and they don't do it.
โMar-30-2015 04:35 PM
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