lapaul
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- los angeles
As I was starting on a trip yesterday, the automatic transmission on my 90 xj stopped shifting on the freeway. .
When I gave it gas the engine would rev, but wouldn't increase speed.
I pulled over on the side of freeway and noticed transmission fluid coming from the vicinity of the hose that connects to the radiator, (not sure incoming or outgoing).
I got my xj towed to a mechanic who put on a new hose (he cut off the metal connector so he could attach a hose with hose clamps--not sure if this was a good idea --but didn't know he was going to do it until he was done)
He said the transmission fluid from dipstick showed full.
I am not sure how to read the dipstick, everytime I look it looks full and more,
whether I read it cold or hot--I can't tell where the transmission fluid stops, unlike the oil dipstick the fluid on the transmission dipstick seems to go up a good part of the dipstick past the add and full lines and seems to stick to the dipstick.
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I drove my xj it to pep boys to get some more fluid (it doesn't shift up from first gear or go more than 25 mph- and the mechanic at pep boys said it showed full also.
My question-- since I had a leak, and have a problem shifting, does it make sense to put in some more fluid--even if the dipstick reads full, to see if this solves the problem, before I take it to a transmission shop.
It makes sense to me I must have lost some fluid while I had the leak--or why else would it have stopped upshifting.
CAn I put in fluid thru the dipstick, and if not what do I need to do to put in more fluid. Is there some other way besides checking the dipstick to tell if I need transmission fluid.
Any other advice.
My xj is raised 5 " with 31 inch tires so I can get under it.
I just bought the xj a few months ago. I was told it had a rebuilt transmission about 50,000 miles before, but I don't know when the fluid or filter was last changed. Fluid looks good and doesn't smell burnt.
When I gave it gas the engine would rev, but wouldn't increase speed.
I pulled over on the side of freeway and noticed transmission fluid coming from the vicinity of the hose that connects to the radiator, (not sure incoming or outgoing).
I got my xj towed to a mechanic who put on a new hose (he cut off the metal connector so he could attach a hose with hose clamps--not sure if this was a good idea --but didn't know he was going to do it until he was done)
He said the transmission fluid from dipstick showed full.
I am not sure how to read the dipstick, everytime I look it looks full and more,
whether I read it cold or hot--I can't tell where the transmission fluid stops, unlike the oil dipstick the fluid on the transmission dipstick seems to go up a good part of the dipstick past the add and full lines and seems to stick to the dipstick.
.
I drove my xj it to pep boys to get some more fluid (it doesn't shift up from first gear or go more than 25 mph- and the mechanic at pep boys said it showed full also.
My question-- since I had a leak, and have a problem shifting, does it make sense to put in some more fluid--even if the dipstick reads full, to see if this solves the problem, before I take it to a transmission shop.
It makes sense to me I must have lost some fluid while I had the leak--or why else would it have stopped upshifting.
CAn I put in fluid thru the dipstick, and if not what do I need to do to put in more fluid. Is there some other way besides checking the dipstick to tell if I need transmission fluid.
Any other advice.
My xj is raised 5 " with 31 inch tires so I can get under it.
I just bought the xj a few months ago. I was told it had a rebuilt transmission about 50,000 miles before, but I don't know when the fluid or filter was last changed. Fluid looks good and doesn't smell burnt.