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He highly recommends contacting Ford to resolve this situation.
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Can anyone tell me how i can check the transmission fluid pressure on a 2002 Ford Explorer XLT?
I just found out how complicated it is to put the trani fluid in to this car, so i would like to check the pressure first
I think the fluid is low, but I'm not 100% sure...
It would be great if somebody could help me, thank you!
I think you want to check your fluid level? To do this make sure the vehicle is level and at operating temp. . On the transmission pan is a large hex with a smaller plug(may be allen or torx head)inside. Remove the inner plug and fluid should drip out. If it does not add the correct fluid until it does. (refer to manual, I believe its MerconV). To add fluid you will need something to force the fluid against the forces of gravity and through that small hole. This would be beneficial to do this because at this point you can add fluid. To check the pressure you would need an expensive pressure gauge(which you will probably never use again) and be unplugging and plugging an area that might leak, and you can not add fluid at this location. A pressure reading may indicate an extremely low level, but not necessarily the correct operating level.
An open fuel guage sensor would indicate a full, OVER full, tank. A short, less than 30 ohms, would read empty. A "sunk" fuel sensor due to a leaking float would also indicate empty but would not likely be an intermittent situation.
So the most likely cause is a short, to the chasis, in the wiring between the top of the fuel tank and the instrument.
Please does anyone know what the heck is going on? Is it just a piece and I should count my losses and look for something else or can it be fixed? Thanks so much!!
The hard ones to fix are the ones that rarely do it, and NEVER do it within 1000 feet of the mechanic....
I believe it to be a bad sensor maybe or governor. Thoughts?
We had our 2003 Explorer's transmission go out on us, and had a local shop replace it with a rebuilt transmission. Two weeks after the repairs we find that the "new" transmission is slipping and the O/D light is flashing. We took it back to the shop, who indicated a day later, that the computer needs some time to adjust to the repairs. This sounds odd to me . . . not knowing much about this, I thought I would see what your thoughts are.
Thanks,
RedLass
OD flashing light indicate imminent failure. They owe you another transmission. The computer has nothing to do with this problem. Especially the slipping!!!! That mechanic should be closed down by the Bunko Cops. They are crooks. Go get your money back - you've been frauded, and take it to a more reputable shop. Don't trust these guys!
In short the one they put in, is as bad as the one they took out, IF in fact, they even replaced it to begin with! :mad:
Anyone swapping out a transmisison is likely to be aware of the need to do this.
You want to have the ECU "re-learn" the correct control parameters for the "new" transmission. On the other hand the question arises as to whether or not the "new" transmission is fully compatable with the revision level of the ECU firmware.
I find myself continually amazed reading some of the posts here indicating a poor knowledge of/about the use of adverse condition drive systems.
There is NO system that can endure use, actual engaged use, on a tractive roadbed for very long, or accumulatively.
a jackrabbity throttle and when you step on the gas going up a hill or just speeding
up it sounds like the transmission is going to fall on the ground. I have had it in
a number of times, and the dealer can't seem to find anything wrong with it. Any
suggestions. D. Wood
Transfer cases do not "slip", you are either "free-wheeling", in transfer case "neutral", or locked into 4WD or 4X4 mode.
dwood13
When Im driving down the road, I get a noise like a clunck and I feel it as well,
the tranny shifts ok, no rpm spikes like slippage, it goes into 4x4 ok, but I keep hearing and feeling the tranny or t-case cluncking like something is binding or snapping, you can hear it good , some times it does it every 15 seconds.
I took it to a tranny shop and they hooked up their snap on tool and drove it, no codes and I was told it was the t-case, like the clutch pack in t-case and gave me a estimate of $950.00 to over haul it.
So I went and got a different t-case and replaced it, took it for a test drive and it was fine until I got about a mile from my house and it did it again, but it isnt as bad as before.
I have no idea what could be causing it.
I plan on taking the front drive line off to see if changes.
Any ideas, like I siad, tranny shifts just fine no codes and no flashing o/d light.
Rich
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cfsdir , if your`s is doing the same thing mine was doing, you will need to replace the transfer case or have it rebuilt.
I wonder if a transmisson recall, or just a better designed unit for this year, has made for a more reliable transmission?
Not pointing fingers but there are many vehicles in the market today with "automatic" AWD/4WD systems, mostly "base" FWD vehicles, that add to the confusion factors since there is no driver knowledge required of their operation.
Leaving an Explorer 4WD system engaged on even an intermittently tractive roadbed can quickly shorten the life of the driveline components.