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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 7:54 pm 
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today my transmission went all funny , the car does not take off very well , it mones and also chunks and slips , i checked the transmission fluid and it was half full , so i added half a liter , and took it around the block and it was still doing it . what should i do first?

do i take it to a mechnic first or the a tranny dude?

any advice would be good , thanks.

 

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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 7:56 pm 
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Id take it to a trans specialist pretty much when you next can, does it do it all the time or after its warmed up a fair bit?

 

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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 8:00 pm 
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Stupid question time... does the dipstick now show the fluid to be at the correct level??

 

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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 8:18 pm 
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if it was half full, and he put in half a litre it wont be anywhere near full,

 

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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 9:00 pm 
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if it was half full, and he put in half a litre it wont be anywhere near full,


true!

double check the fluid level again and go from there if u fill it up and the problem still exist get it checked out asap!

 

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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 9:08 pm 
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yeah it still does it, does it mostly everytime.



the fluid level was low , the dipstick showed that it needed fluid,it said add.

and the car was hot when i checked

 

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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 9:10 pm 
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Stupid question time... does the dipstick now show the fluid to be at the correct level??


does now yea.

 

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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 9:27 pm 
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Stupid question time... does the dipstick now show the fluid to be at the correct level??


does now yea.


Umm... What sort of vehicle are we actually talking about here :?: :?:

 

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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:36 am 
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EL falcon? ... did you use TQ95 and not Dex3?
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:44 am 
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EL falcon? ... did you use TQ95 and not Dex3?


Let us prey that he did.

Thinktank, might i suggest taking her in for a filter and fluid change? Best bet would be a full flush, the fluid can burn quite easily when the level is low.

Any mechanic will be able to do this... service prolly $50 or with full flush $100....

Might be something electrical... does it select gears properly.. i.e. when downshifting from overdrive?

 

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Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 9:45 am 
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EL falcon? ... did you use TQ95 and not Dex3?


The reason I asked this is because you said," you checked the dipstick on the Tranny" Thus I ponder upon another question. What dipstick?? As their were none on EL Transmissions. Feel free to enlighten me and correct me if I am wrong :D

 

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Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 11:25 pm 
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EL falcon? ... did you use TQ95 and not Dex3?


The reason I asked this is because you said," you checked the dipstick on the Tranny" Thus I ponder upon another question. What dipstick?? As their were none on EL Transmissions. Feel free to enlighten me and correct me if I am wrong :D


The fact man says there was a dipstick on models upto Jan '96 for the sixes and all 8's have 'em so I guess he must have one if he got to pull something out.. :lol:

 

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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 12:07 pm 
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I've seen a few tranny dipsticks on some EL's mainly EL's with EF heads on the motors though . so yeah, as above, very early EL's .

remembing that the tranny was the same from EB-EL
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 12:35 pm 
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I've seen a few tranny dipsticks on some EL's mainly EL's with EF heads on the motors though . so yeah, as above, very early EL's .

remembing that the tranny was the same from EB-EL


Like you said would have to be early 96 EL with an EF Head. Because thats what I orginally thought as mine being a 97EL it obvioulsy dosent have a dipstick.
Bit of a rude shock not to have one as I found out when I first bought my EL. I searched high and low around the Engine bay for the Auto Dipstick. Then in frustration I went to a local Mechanic shop to ask if they new were it was only to be served by an Apprentice who then came out and tried to find it as well. Then the Head Mechanic came out and then humbly informed me that there was none for EL motors. After which I drove off I could hear the Head Mechanic giving the Apprentice a bit of a lecture on not being..........A dumbass :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:21 pm 
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Taxi EL's got the dipsticks I believe.
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