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Tell Me This Isnt a Transmission Problem
I recently (like two weeks ago) purchased a mint condition 92 SVX with 35K miles. Car looks and drives great, but....this morning as I was driving into work, it didnt want to shift out of 3rd, and a little later, didnt want to shift out of 1st. I've had the car about a week, have put a couple of hundred miles on it, and no issues until today. Shortly after getting it I added a tranny cooler, flushed the tranny oil, and replaced the external filter. All to avoid tranny problems. I do know that if the fluid is overfilled it can get very hot, and when I checked the fluid after arriving at work today I noticed that it is definitely overfilled (maybe a quart or so). I'll fix then when I (hopefully) get home.
So, do you think this might be a serious tranny issue, or could it be due to something simpler, like the tranny being overfilled? Thanks. |
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Re: Tell Me This Isnt a Transmission Problem
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Re: Tell Me This Isnt a Transmission Problem
When you had it "flushed" do you mean like a power flush where they hook it to a machine and force the fluid out? Or just drained and refilled??
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Re: Tell Me This Isnt a Transmission Problem
this was my first thought too.
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Re: Tell Me This Isnt a Transmission Problem
Thats a great question. I checked it with the engine off. So I guess I should do it with the engine idling. Also, to answer someone else's question, it was around 50 degrees or so this AM, but I had been driving for about an hour, so the transmission was definitely warm. And like I said in my post, as I was getting into work, it was also not shifing out of 1st.
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Re: Tell Me This Isnt a Transmission Problem
I had it flushed - they connected it to a machine.
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Re: Tell Me This Isnt a Transmission Problem
This could be bad.
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Re: Tell Me This Isnt a Transmission Problem
The information contained in this response is overwhelming. Let me digest it!
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Re: Tell Me This Isnt a Transmission Problem
Ditto. When my SVX is cold (below freezing) the shift into fourth is delayed and I will spend a minute or two on the highway in third. I keep the speed down so I'm not winding the motor halfway to the moon.
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