T O P I C R E V I E W
|
Stan G
Member # 6226
|
posted
My wifes jeep ( about 130k , never used as a tow vehicle)has just started to occassionally not go right away into drive.
We place the gearshift in drive, but it doesn't seem to engage .
Or at a stoplight,idleing in drive, when the light goes green , pushing on the gas revs the motor but the car acts like it isn't in gear.
Usually putting the gear shift in neutral , then back into drive mkes it work.
Also sometimes it sounds like it is slipping on a downshift.
I have an appointment to take it in tommorow, but was wondering how sick it sounds ?
Don't know anything about auto tranny's and it is way too cold in calli to work on anyway.
Thanks
|
BlueOvalRacing
Member # 1531
|
posted
Make sure the fluid is full first. Take a smell of the fluid to see if it is burnt. If it is burnt, you are looking at a teardown. After checking the fluid level/condition, there could be a problem with the filter not sealing to the pump inlet completely, or if equipped, there could be a problem with the pressure control solenoid(s). The last thing is internal leakage in the forward clutch pack or sealing rings to the forward drum, causing burned clutches.
|
Stan G
Member # 6226
|
posted
Thanks for the info.
last week, I was out of town , my kid had the car ( the first time it happened )and I told her to take the car to a full service gas station and have them check the fluid .
So she tells me she can check it, and says it's ok.
I checked it this am and it was below the dipstick level.
Kids, gotta love them .
I had 1/2 a quart of dextron 2, so I put it in this am and the car ran fine all the way to the tranny shop. No burnt smell.
Hopefully they will find/fix the source of the leak and I will get off cheap .
|
|