hey guys well my friend and i did the AT tranny flush....everything went well....but now when im driving around i noticed when i come to a total stop for a few seconds and then let go the break and press on the gas, the engine revs up, but the car does not go....kind of like it not getting into gear.....is there some kind of break in period for the fluid??? or is something wrong. please help me, its kinda dangerous driving on hills....

 

Thats what happens when you change the fluid, or in your case, flush after so many miles... the tranny begins to slip. I changed the fluid on my '96 (154k miles) for the first time since 103k miles and the 1-2 shifts are as hard as driving with the drop resistor unplugged almost. I flushed and filled the fluid on my '02 a few weeks ago (43k miles) and it's fine. I didn't feel any good or bad changes.

 

but the thing is before this it never did that. i only have 65000 mi....this only happend after i did the tranny fluid flush....any ideas on how to fix this??

 

Is the level ok?

 

intially it wasnt about 1/3 quart low, but i filled let it cool and triple checked it, level is exactly in the middle where it is suppose to be.

 

did you do a FULL tranny flush, or just drain it out and fill it up.

 

i drained, dropped the pan, flushed about 7 quarts and refilled... i followed this:
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/335521/3

 

I did mine at 84K and no problems.. I ran the car really slow for a few hundred miles just to be safe.. and I dropped the pan.... see sig..

 

we posted at the same time. lol i followed your how to, oh by the way you need to update it and change the 3 hour drain to like 3 mins. or something. anyways, so your tranny never did what i described? man anyone have ideas of what i may have done wrong or something? or is it a break in period? thanks

 

I let it drained for three hours to be safe.. ny wife would have clean the floor with me if she would have found a drop of oil in the garage...... it is just a precaution..... and it worked for me..... you did it in three minutes I left it for three hours... I ate, watched a movie, played with my son etc.... then I finished the car......

The breaking period is just to be safe.. I followed the new car rule....

 

but does my situation qualify as a break in period? or problem? what does everyone think?

 

7 quarts? Humm, The flush need at leat 10 quarts to get rid of all the oil that is inside the converter..... I think you didn't do the full flush..... and you have used oil and new oil mixed together........ Did you pull the hose out and flush out everything????

 

Always better to err to the side of caution, so it's probably good to drive easy on her. Do you know how much fluid you took out? I always start with that as a benchmark - measuring the amount of fluid that came out of the trans and then add as much, checking the dipstick afterward. Tranny slippage can definetly be caused by too little fluid.

I've changed my own ATF five times now (did it two weekends ago, in fact) and I've never had a problem afterwards. Did you change the filter screen? Did you see any particulate in the filter screen or in the bottom of the pan? Did your tranny fluid smell burnt? Was it pink, or was it slightly gray or brown in color?

 

ok well i used about 12 quarts total for the process....so im sure i have enough, i checked the dipstick and it is where it is suppose to be...between the two hash marks. I did not change the filter, i cleaned it with brake cleaner. the only stuff i saw on the pan was the crap allllll over the magnets and that was cleaned as well. the fluid did smell burnt, and it was dark red in color, now it is pink. but ill check the level again. any other suggestions?
BTW thanks for all teh replies.

 

there are no other suggestions.. gve it time and run it slow for a few days..... if it atills slips, check the selenoids..etc....good luck

 

coo thanks again!

 

I think you have done everything right but one last question is the amt drained equal to the quarts u put into the tranny including drain+flush? My suggestion is drive in low gears (<2K) for a while and then see if it improves, can you also check if the pan is getting hot -- some kind of block thro radiator.

 

right now im babying it a little, i just added more fluid because i checked last night it it was super low......after adding it in and a drive of about 15 mins with a few stops, it has not occured yet. so i think ill just continue to baby it for this tank of gas and then drive a little more normal. thanks guys for all the answers and for helping me out. i was stressing big time@! once again teh ORG has saved my ***......