Newtome-craptoyou
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Portland, Or
So Saturday I picked up a 98 xj and knowing it had trans issues, the price was good enough for me to pull the trigger.
The issue is with the auto trans, it’s an aw-4, and when it is put in drive, it starts out in what feels like 3rd. And won’t go into 1st unless you physically put it in 1st on the gear selector, and then manually go through the gears as you get going.
My questions, is this a solenoid issue or a TCM issue?
How can I troubleshoot the issue to tell?
I do have a line on a rebuilt aw-4 from a friend (same year trans, made sure of that) as this one has (presuming) 270k miles on it. I just don’t want to do A tranny swap if I don’t have to.
Thanks guys.
The issue is with the auto trans, it’s an aw-4, and when it is put in drive, it starts out in what feels like 3rd. And won’t go into 1st unless you physically put it in 1st on the gear selector, and then manually go through the gears as you get going.
My questions, is this a solenoid issue or a TCM issue?
How can I troubleshoot the issue to tell?
I do have a line on a rebuilt aw-4 from a friend (same year trans, made sure of that) as this one has (presuming) 270k miles on it. I just don’t want to do A tranny swap if I don’t have to.
Thanks guys.