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Well, I am assuming the answer to this is yes, but here is the question anyways.
REcently while driving on the expressway my car couldn't hold onto overdrive. It would constantly shift down into 3rd and then TRY to get into overdrive, before falling back down into third. So, I checked the transfluid and saw that not only was it a bit burnt colored, but there was quite a bit of air bubbles in it. So, yikes, fluid is getting too hot.
So, my first step was to change fluid, flush the torque convertor, change filters... do all that stuff and cross my fingers. Well, same results. After a bit of driving the fluid gets too hot, and it won't shift into any gear.
So, well, now I'm looking at the thought of rebuilding the tranny because it is probably so worn down that all it is doing is working so hard to shift it's boiling that fluid.
I guess I am asking what you guys think... as the fluid is cool, she shifts just fine. As the fluid heats up, well, who knows what gear I'll end up in. Time for a rebuild?
REcently while driving on the expressway my car couldn't hold onto overdrive. It would constantly shift down into 3rd and then TRY to get into overdrive, before falling back down into third. So, I checked the transfluid and saw that not only was it a bit burnt colored, but there was quite a bit of air bubbles in it. So, yikes, fluid is getting too hot.
So, my first step was to change fluid, flush the torque convertor, change filters... do all that stuff and cross my fingers. Well, same results. After a bit of driving the fluid gets too hot, and it won't shift into any gear.
So, well, now I'm looking at the thought of rebuilding the tranny because it is probably so worn down that all it is doing is working so hard to shift it's boiling that fluid.
I guess I am asking what you guys think... as the fluid is cool, she shifts just fine. As the fluid heats up, well, who knows what gear I'll end up in. Time for a rebuild?