Ex-wife's 626 slipping
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Ex-wife's 626 slipping
Hi, all-
Please, can someone can offer some insight as to whether my ex-wife’s 626 transmission is shot, or not?
She has the ’96 626, 2.0 4 cyl, auto- (I took a look under it, and there isn’t a bottom pan for the trans, the pan is upright on the side. Is this the CD4E?)
What it’s doing is this:
Crank it, hot or cold, put it in any gear, and it pulls normally for 30 or 40 yards, and then the transmission starts slipping bad, then no pull at all. The engine just revs (sort of like it’s real low on fluid). You can stop and put it in any gear, and it won't pull at all.
But- I found if you turn off the engine for just 5 seconds, then crank it again and put it in any gear, it will pull strong and normally-- for 30 or 40 yards, until it slips again.
I checked the trans fluid level, and it’s risen above the normal range where it was recently when I checked, and now shows as overfull on the dipstick, like an inch and a half past the don't add mark.
The fluid does look a bit dark, not real red, but doesn’t really smell burnt to me. There’s 140,000 miles on the car.
At first I thought the transmission was shot, but the way it pulls strong after the engine’s off for a few seconds has me mystified.
Can anyone please say what might be happening here, and whether it’s worth it to try changing the filter and fluid?
All help very much appreciated!
Thank you-
Alex B
PS- Now I see that the filter is deep inside this transmission-- dang.[/align]
Please, can someone can offer some insight as to whether my ex-wife’s 626 transmission is shot, or not?
She has the ’96 626, 2.0 4 cyl, auto- (I took a look under it, and there isn’t a bottom pan for the trans, the pan is upright on the side. Is this the CD4E?)
What it’s doing is this:
Crank it, hot or cold, put it in any gear, and it pulls normally for 30 or 40 yards, and then the transmission starts slipping bad, then no pull at all. The engine just revs (sort of like it’s real low on fluid). You can stop and put it in any gear, and it won't pull at all.
But- I found if you turn off the engine for just 5 seconds, then crank it again and put it in any gear, it will pull strong and normally-- for 30 or 40 yards, until it slips again.
I checked the trans fluid level, and it’s risen above the normal range where it was recently when I checked, and now shows as overfull on the dipstick, like an inch and a half past the don't add mark.
The fluid does look a bit dark, not real red, but doesn’t really smell burnt to me. There’s 140,000 miles on the car.
At first I thought the transmission was shot, but the way it pulls strong after the engine’s off for a few seconds has me mystified.
Can anyone please say what might be happening here, and whether it’s worth it to try changing the filter and fluid?
All help very much appreciated!
Thank you-
Alex B
PS- Now I see that the filter is deep inside this transmission-- dang.[/align]
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