Need Help!! Stuck On The Side Of The Road!!
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Need Help!! Stuck On The Side Of The Road!!
I just bought a 95 LS400 with 170k miles on it. Test drive went fine...but now I AM STUCK on the side of the road with a slipping tranny. I checked the fluid level and it's at the half way mark...could it just be low on fluid? I am going to walk to a Auto Parts store to get some fluid and see what happens...if you guys can please chime in and give me your thoughts....does it need tranny???? My labtop has about 40 minutes left on the battery.
Worse comes to worse, I will have to get it towed.
Worse comes to worse, I will have to get it towed.
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I finally got it home. I let it sit for 1.5hrs while I searched for Toyota T IV at the local auto parts and Walmart...nada
When I got back in, it drove fine...cruised 20miles at 75mph/2500rpm (not sure what it should be @ that speed) and when I got off the exit at the light, when pulling away it started acting up again. I tried all the gears even reverse and slipping. I will get the correct fluid this weekend and do the flush. Hope that's it...thanks guys for the info on the fluid type.
When I got back in, it drove fine...cruised 20miles at 75mph/2500rpm (not sure what it should be @ that speed) and when I got off the exit at the light, when pulling away it started acting up again. I tried all the gears even reverse and slipping. I will get the correct fluid this weekend and do the flush. Hope that's it...thanks guys for the info on the fluid type.
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Took it to my mech this morning and told him the symptoms. Drives fine for a little while, then progressively gets worse and fwd movement in any gear nor reverse. He says sounds to him that the clutch bands in the tranny are peeling off and getting stuck into the filter...when you turn the car off and give it sometime, the depris settles but then is kicked up around again and after awhile they are getting stuck into the filter again. I asked him what he thought about just flushing it out and putting in new fluid...he thought that might last for a day or so but wouldn't cure the clutch bands from peeling. I'm thinking of having him flush it anyway...what do you guys think?
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