ae_ce23
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- Feb 5, 2010
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- Vehicle Year
- 1989
- Make / Model
- FORD
- Engine Size
- 2.9l
- Transmission
- Automatic
I bought this 89' 2.9l ranger 4wd, automatic, a few months ago, I'm assuming it never had its tranny fluid changed. its fluid is dark like oil, fluid is full and doesn't leak, it had a little smell but it didnt smell like something burnt
i have a feeling the transmission might be going but i am a little unsure how bad it is
shifting is at times is slow(1 second) only when fluid is cold...
first gear shifts hard around 4-5 rpm
slipping seems to exists only when cold but has only happened once so far..
when i was crossing (google "mid bay toll bridge") the road is a 55 mph bridge with a hump in the middle...
well i had a windy 25 mph head wind and was climbing this hill.. the rpms increased only as i applied more gas.. to the floor and my speed was still dropping during the climb... i reached the top doing 40 mph... still putting my foot to the floor hit 55 at the bottom of the hump, and still the pedal to the floor it dropped to 50 mph... during the experience it made no odd noises.. I panic and pulled the car over as soon as i exited the bridge.. checked it all over shifted the gears, and took a long crawl home... on the way home i hit a 55 mph flat stretch.. I hit 65 mph but I didnt have a headwind.. when i drove the next day.. it was fine on the bridge with a warm transmission.. is that slipping? it didn't look like the videos on youtube with the rpms jumping like if you were in neutral.
I heard the extreme warnings on flushing the transmission, It sounds like a 1 in 100 fix
I also heard mixed things on changing the fluid after so long
the truck has 30,000 miles, I'm assuming 130,000 it was used as a hunt/offroad truck for the past 7 years..
I'm wondering what i'm looking at, I'm hoping to get some good information
I know it will need a new tranny soon, it seems well abused..
i know people are going to say sell it trade it and so on
but I had to pay 500$ just to register the damn thing in florida
and would have to pay that much to register something else
i've seen some rebuilt transmissions online for around 1,200 to 1,500
im wondering for now what is better(I dont have the money to buy a new transmission right now)
1.leaving the fluid as is
2.keep the fluid and change the filter only
3.change both
4.other
it would be cool if anyone that responds can leave a little info on there experience with transmissions... to help me gauge the best route
i was going to go to aamaco, but i heard alot of bad things online about them.. if wanted i can posted some photos of the fluid
i have a feeling the transmission might be going but i am a little unsure how bad it is
shifting is at times is slow(1 second) only when fluid is cold...
first gear shifts hard around 4-5 rpm
slipping seems to exists only when cold but has only happened once so far..
when i was crossing (google "mid bay toll bridge") the road is a 55 mph bridge with a hump in the middle...
well i had a windy 25 mph head wind and was climbing this hill.. the rpms increased only as i applied more gas.. to the floor and my speed was still dropping during the climb... i reached the top doing 40 mph... still putting my foot to the floor hit 55 at the bottom of the hump, and still the pedal to the floor it dropped to 50 mph... during the experience it made no odd noises.. I panic and pulled the car over as soon as i exited the bridge.. checked it all over shifted the gears, and took a long crawl home... on the way home i hit a 55 mph flat stretch.. I hit 65 mph but I didnt have a headwind.. when i drove the next day.. it was fine on the bridge with a warm transmission.. is that slipping? it didn't look like the videos on youtube with the rpms jumping like if you were in neutral.
I heard the extreme warnings on flushing the transmission, It sounds like a 1 in 100 fix
I also heard mixed things on changing the fluid after so long
the truck has 30,000 miles, I'm assuming 130,000 it was used as a hunt/offroad truck for the past 7 years..
I'm wondering what i'm looking at, I'm hoping to get some good information
I know it will need a new tranny soon, it seems well abused..
i know people are going to say sell it trade it and so on
but I had to pay 500$ just to register the damn thing in florida
and would have to pay that much to register something else
i've seen some rebuilt transmissions online for around 1,200 to 1,500
im wondering for now what is better(I dont have the money to buy a new transmission right now)
1.leaving the fluid as is
2.keep the fluid and change the filter only
3.change both
4.other
it would be cool if anyone that responds can leave a little info on there experience with transmissions... to help me gauge the best route
i was going to go to aamaco, but i heard alot of bad things online about them.. if wanted i can posted some photos of the fluid