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NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bolingbrook, IL
Ok, so a couple of days before Christmas I was driving along the highway and suddenly smelled something like burning plastic. My initial thought was a wire or something burnt up on the heater core, so I pulled over. Couldn't find anything wrong. I took back off down the highway. Pretty soon the cabin starts to fill with smoke, pretty badly. Pull over, look under the car and see trans fluid spewing out like a firehose. Tranny cooler line had popped loose and thats where the fluid was comin out. The smoke was coming from it hitting the exhaust and burning (good thing I didn't have a fire - and of course this was the one trip out of a thousand I left my extinguisher at home.) After much cussing, I was able to get the line popped back in, and topped it off with ATF. No dice, O-Ring and quick connect must have been blown out too - new fluid drained right out.
Had to have her towed to the nearest shop. When the shop got back to me, they said they replaced the quick connects and o-rings on both lines and topped up with fluid, but could no longer get it to turn over (even with a new batt.) Asked me if "I had any ideas" First thing that made me a lil unsure about this shop. I called back and they said "they let it sit in the shop overnight and now it cranks fine."
I don't hear anything back for a couple days so I call. Guy says that they can get the Jeep to go about a block, then it stops moving. They can "let it cool down" and it'll go another block or so before dying. He thinks that the trans suffered some internal damage and probably will need to be replaced.
My feeling is either A) sensor problem (could be CPS - but the car never die - they say it stops and won't move in any gear.) The odd temperature thing - leaving it in the shop overnight to crank - letting it "cool" then it makes me lean in this direction.
Could also be B) They are correct, and trans suffered internal damage (either causing or CAUSED BY the trans cooler leak.) What makes me think this may not be correct is for one, it still moves. Short distances, but it moves. I would think a burnt up trans wouldn't move at all. Also, I never FULLY lost fluid with the engine running. I pulled over pretty much immediately. Also, the trans has been the only damn part to ever work right. Shifts smooth, etc.
Last option is C) Before all this happened, I was having problems with my NSS and/or shift linkage. Sometimes it would only start in neutral, or I'd have to shift back and forth between park and neutral to get it to start. Sometimes while driving it would shift itself into neutral, and I'd have to pop it back into drive manually. (Note it did this about five mins before the trans cooler line popped.)
Any thoughts? Right now the shop is offering to look around to find me a trans, just thought I would pick your brains here first. Really don't think the shop is trying to rip me off - they're a lil Mom and Pop place and have only charged me $63 bucks so far - the price of the quick connects and new battery. I just am not sure of their technical knowledge, but I'm not a mechanic by any means, so who knows.
Edit - I should add that this fall I replaced both the IACV and TPS, so probably not those sensors.
Had to have her towed to the nearest shop. When the shop got back to me, they said they replaced the quick connects and o-rings on both lines and topped up with fluid, but could no longer get it to turn over (even with a new batt.) Asked me if "I had any ideas" First thing that made me a lil unsure about this shop. I called back and they said "they let it sit in the shop overnight and now it cranks fine."
I don't hear anything back for a couple days so I call. Guy says that they can get the Jeep to go about a block, then it stops moving. They can "let it cool down" and it'll go another block or so before dying. He thinks that the trans suffered some internal damage and probably will need to be replaced.
My feeling is either A) sensor problem (could be CPS - but the car never die - they say it stops and won't move in any gear.) The odd temperature thing - leaving it in the shop overnight to crank - letting it "cool" then it makes me lean in this direction.
Could also be B) They are correct, and trans suffered internal damage (either causing or CAUSED BY the trans cooler leak.) What makes me think this may not be correct is for one, it still moves. Short distances, but it moves. I would think a burnt up trans wouldn't move at all. Also, I never FULLY lost fluid with the engine running. I pulled over pretty much immediately. Also, the trans has been the only damn part to ever work right. Shifts smooth, etc.
Last option is C) Before all this happened, I was having problems with my NSS and/or shift linkage. Sometimes it would only start in neutral, or I'd have to shift back and forth between park and neutral to get it to start. Sometimes while driving it would shift itself into neutral, and I'd have to pop it back into drive manually. (Note it did this about five mins before the trans cooler line popped.)
Any thoughts? Right now the shop is offering to look around to find me a trans, just thought I would pick your brains here first. Really don't think the shop is trying to rip me off - they're a lil Mom and Pop place and have only charged me $63 bucks so far - the price of the quick connects and new battery. I just am not sure of their technical knowledge, but I'm not a mechanic by any means, so who knows.
Edit - I should add that this fall I replaced both the IACV and TPS, so probably not those sensors.