Symptoms of a sick tranny...

[Brett Garret]

I think my trannys on its way to the grave but I dont know what to look for. I hear ticks and sometimes it slips when im either taking off or going into second. Im uncertain what to look for. Any ideas?

[ August 04, 2002: Message edited by: Brett Garret ]</p>

[12secondv6]

Well slipping tranny is not good.
Down shifts are slow.
Take the tranny dipstick out, first look at the color, red is good, brown is bad.
Smell it, does it smell burnt?
Burnt is bad

[Brett Garret]

color is brownish- what next

[Jason S]

Get tranny flush, jiffy lube runs about 59.99. depending on the store, they will either drop the pan and clean it, or run a T-Tech machine, that cleans it all out (same thing) but doesnt take pan off, it washes it and pumps it while connected, but they will still do the seals. carefull though, some JLs wont touch a tranny flush if the car is over 100,000 and never had it done. sometimes the flush will help, but atleast this way ull know...

might wanna get a free tranny check done first

[predator5100]

hehe better off than i am mines slipping, badly the mail truck beat me no joke. I'm ceartain it's valve body if i drop it down to 1'st it stops the car with a grinding noise,, 1'st gear and 2'nd are binding. Mines an auto