Yep, with shift solenoid going off too it appears it is a lemon. You might be able to salvage the transmission with a through flush, but you also risk getting more crap stuck at the solenoid and keeping it from working a lot sooner... If I were you I'd flush with a few gallons of the cheapest ATF you can find then work synthetic into the system. Replacing the solenoids isn't terrible, the worst part is dropping the subframe (its time consuming, and you need to devise a way to lift the engine 20mm from above (steel rod and turnbuckle work very well..). Since you didn't share codes I don't know if it was solenoids s1-s5 or one of the control ones, I can't even think of estimating you a price (New, I think the individual solenoids are 120-150 while the control system (like if you have to replace the sth or whatever) is about 1000)... Used would be much less.. If you want to tackle the job of replacing the solenoids, you might find a poster up here willing to obtain and post you the parts. However, it still is a decent job to tackle especially if you're already annoyed with the problems of the vehicle...


Anyway, back to your current problem:

Did you ever check fuel pressure? How did that turn out? Tolerance is something like 1kPa so actual numbers are important.

Is fuel trim back up to the 23% it was, or is it better?

I'm trying to figure out if there's some sort of jimmy-rigging you can do to compensate so it sits at lets say 7-8% (and in range, no codes, no problem...)

I wonder if the crap that came out might not only be in the filter. Maybe you could run a little fuel system cleaner through (or run premium fuel.. what is it 103? I don't remember the number).. It might be worthwhile to disconnect the fuel hose at the filter and the engine and shoot compressed air through it to make sure there's not clogs..


10.5 is very good, I think you're 'supposed' to be getting somewhere between 11 and 13 depending on driving habits...

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