Auto slow shift 2-3/3-4 when hot, cheap fix?
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Auto slow shift 2-3/3-4 when hot, cheap fix?
My '04 OZ (223K) shifts slow 2-3, 4-5 when hot, such as slow commuting traffic on a 108 degree day (phoenix). It also shifts hard 2-3/4-5 when cold.
I'm less worried about the harsh shifting than I am the slow shift and overspeed.
How about I add a tranny cooler in fromt of the radiator, and keep the fluid cooler? Does that sound like, it would avoid the slow shift, and avoid working on this?
And yes, I know, 223K is a long ways for any slushbox, but I took a '95 Explorer from 168K to 212K with the ORIGINAL A/T, and that failed from a misdiagnosed EPC solenoid. The rebuild went for >100K before it was rolled in the desert. I'm not hard on cars.
Oh, and I need to replace the radiator soon anyways, so this is the time to add in the cooler.
Thanks!
I'm less worried about the harsh shifting than I am the slow shift and overspeed.
How about I add a tranny cooler in fromt of the radiator, and keep the fluid cooler? Does that sound like, it would avoid the slow shift, and avoid working on this?
And yes, I know, 223K is a long ways for any slushbox, but I took a '95 Explorer from 168K to 212K with the ORIGINAL A/T, and that failed from a misdiagnosed EPC solenoid. The rebuild went for >100K before it was rolled in the desert. I'm not hard on cars.
Oh, and I need to replace the radiator soon anyways, so this is the time to add in the cooler.
Thanks!
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#1 You're right - typo. I meant 2-3, 3-4 shifts slip when hot.
#2 unknown, but it is clean and clear.
#3 I have not yet installed a cooler. This is about the transmission behavior, not a cooler, and how installing a cooler might help.
Thanks!
#2 unknown, but it is clean and clear.
#3 I have not yet installed a cooler. This is about the transmission behavior, not a cooler, and how installing a cooler might help.
Thanks!
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How about I add a tranny cooler in fromt of the radiator, and keep the fluid cooler? Does that sound like, it would avoid the slow shift, and avoid working on this?
And yes, I know, 223K is a long ways for any slushbox, but I took a '95 Explorer from 168K to 212K with the ORIGINAL A/T, and that failed from a misdiagnosed EPC solenoid. The rebuild went for >100K before it was rolled in the desert. I'm not hard on cars.
Oh, and I need to replace the radiator soon anyways, so this is the time to add in the cooler.
Thanks!
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You wrote:
"#3 myself and a few other members added a cooler, but we never experienced symptoms like yours. "
So what did you mean by that? That you never had these symptoms with the tranny, so don't know if a cooler would help, or what?
I'm not trying to be annoying, but now I feel like I'm being grilled here for asking a question and typoing a line. If my question makes no sense, I apologize, and will back away.
"#3 myself and a few other members added a cooler, but we never experienced symptoms like yours. "
So what did you mean by that? That you never had these symptoms with the tranny, so don't know if a cooler would help, or what?
I'm not trying to be annoying, but now I feel like I'm being grilled here for asking a question and typoing a line. If my question makes no sense, I apologize, and will back away.
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