Transmission slipping between 2nd and 3rd
#1
Pole Position
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: TX
Posts: 273
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Transmission slipping between 2nd and 3rd
My wife's 2003 RX 300 began slipping real badly between 2nd and 3rd gears tonight. This is intermittent, but frequent. The remaining shifts are smooth. It doesn't whine or clunk, just revs freely between those shifts and won't find 3rd gear. The car has been driving perfectly since we bought it at 85k.
I checked the fluid and the level is at the very top of the hot and is still pretty pink.
I have changed the ATF at 98k, 108k, and now it has 118k on it. I have used Mobil 1 ATF. I've always found a little more metallic debris on the pan magnets in the RX than the ES, but the last time I dropped the pan the two magnets did not look aweful. No large metal chunks in the pan.
It feels like the transissions swan song. Tonight I'll pull the battery cable to try and reset things, but don't expect that to work.
Options?
Rebuild vs used trans? I would favor a rebuild given the track record of these transmissions.
Price?
Any good/cheap places in north Texas?
Any and all advice greatly appreciated.
I checked the fluid and the level is at the very top of the hot and is still pretty pink.
I have changed the ATF at 98k, 108k, and now it has 118k on it. I have used Mobil 1 ATF. I've always found a little more metallic debris on the pan magnets in the RX than the ES, but the last time I dropped the pan the two magnets did not look aweful. No large metal chunks in the pan.
It feels like the transissions swan song. Tonight I'll pull the battery cable to try and reset things, but don't expect that to work.
Options?
Rebuild vs used trans? I would favor a rebuild given the track record of these transmissions.
Price?
Any good/cheap places in north Texas?
Any and all advice greatly appreciated.
#4
Driver School Candidate
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: WA
Posts: 30
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My co-workers 2000 died at 100,000 miles a couple of weeks ago.
#5
Fluid type?
As your common sense has already told you, I'd steer clear of used RX transmissions if it comes to rebuild/replace. I think that's asking for trouble.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post