http://lucasoil.hodgsoncorp.com/cata...products_id=50

i might have a small slip from second to third...i was thinking of using this..what do you guys think?..the product is called lucas transmission fix

 

It's snake oil,like all other so called "transmission fix" fluids...It will slightly prolong the inevitable failure of your transmission at best...

Your transmission is slipping because of broken and/or worn parts,no fluid can fix broken/worn parts,only replacement will solve the problem...

 

X2. You are headed down an inevitable road towards tranny failure. Sorry. (That's my smiley!)

 

add this one to the o so long list of snake oils. dont even bother with it, waste of your money. save that money and put it towards getting your trans fixed

 

Joey...if I were you I would replace your TCM and if that doesn't correct it, replace your tranny solenoids. Most likely your TCM is causing the issue.

 

I'm curious why you would suspect a TCM rather than a mechanical part or a sensor?

 

Because the failure rate in our tranny's are high. I had mine replaced at 15K, and numerous other org members had theirs replaced as well. The TCM replacement usually fixes a slip from 1st to 2nd, or 2nd to 3rd. If TCM doesn't do it then the next in line would be the solenoids.

FYI...the TCM is basically a sensor, just tells the tranny when to shift and for how long.

 

The TCM (see below) is not a sensor, but a control unit like the ECM that monitors many parameters to control transmission function. That's why I asked the question of why you would suspect what is basically a computer rather than a mechanical part.

 

Does the TCM fix hold true for a 2002 tranny? Mine slips a little from 1-2 and 2-3. If so, how much is a new TCM roughly and what's involved in the swap? I can tear down and rebuild an engine with my eyes closed but trannies are a whole 'nuther ball game for me!

 

The TCM is behind the console in passenger compartment. It's a plug-in device like the ECM and not hard to swap. As to its cost, I never had to replace one.

 

UGH...OK technically it isn't a sensor. But as I said before in my earlier post MANY org members have had tranny slipping issues and a lot of these were solved by changing out the TCM. Of course, if they changed it out in time. Somewhere along the line a TCM's signal goes bad or is not consistent and that is where the problems start.

Do a search on the forums for TCM and you'll find a plethora of information about it.

 

I'm guessing that a new TCM is about $400 wholesale? Hope it works.

 

The 2000 Maxima is well known to have this problem. I'm not sure if it applies to later models. If you do a search you'll find the TSB that addresses the fix for this problem. It's well known. It requires the replacement of the solenoid controller (31490-85X04).