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Bad luck or did I mess it up 900 1995

I have a 95 940 8 valve with 89k on it and noticed that the tranny mount was shot. I changed the mount with a cheap aftermarket one and partially flushed the transmission . Now the car has morning sickness- the transmission will not shift out of first until it warms up between 7 and 10 minutes. After that it runs fine in all gears. I did notice that the jack that I had under the pan did sag about 3 inches while I was changing the mount and now the tranny sits up about 5/8ths of an inch higher because if the new mount. Is it something that I did? Could it affect the linkage or the governor or is it just plain bad luck? I am stumped. Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Joe








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Kinda sounds like you your kickdown cable is out of adjustment or sticking inside the cable. See FAQ's for adjustment technique first. If it is still sticking/binding in the cable sheath(common) it can have the same effect. All you need to do is pour Tranny fluid down inside that sheath and let the nice fresh tranny fluid loosen up the sticking cable. At first it will not want to pour down but slowly but surely it will. I find it works best with car on a decent angle to help get the fluid moving back towards the tranny. Here's pix. Note wife looking at project with disdain:)

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Are you sure you have the correct amount of fluid in the transmission? Not to state the obvious, but you have to check the level with the car running and in park.

Ron
93 245
near Brantford, ON, Can








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Thanks guys, the fluid was nice and red as I change the fluid at least I gallon each year through the radiator cooler. The antifreeze is clear. Thanks to all. Joe








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For that matter...is it the correct tranny fluid type?

Onkel Udo








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Dear JoeS,

May this find you well. The Aisin-Warner transmissions are very durable. Was the automatic transmission fluid (ATF) you removed a clear, rosy red, or was it brown/black (dirty); orange (burned), or watery (also burned)? If the fluid was other than a clear, rosy red, you should completely flush the tranny, using a good quality ATF, per the procedure set forth in the FAQs (see pull-down menu). The reason: there are nine quarts of fluid in the transmission. The pan contains just 2-3 quarts. Thus, if the ATF was dirty or burned, you did not remove enough of it.

If you look in the coolant overflow tank (engine bay), is there a pink film on top of the coolant? If so, then coolant has gotten into the ATF, from a failed in-radiator ATF cooler. You'll need to replace the radiator, pronto! After doing that, flush the ATF completely. If the tranny's shifting does not improve, you'll need to find a replacement.

Do not have your tranny re-built. That is a huge waste of money. You should get a good unit from a salvage yard. If possible, you should pick the donor car yourself. If the fluid is other than a clear, rosy red, find another donor.

The salvage yard unit should be flushed, completely. That should give you many, many more miles.

Hope this helps.

Yours faithfully,

Spook








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Hi Joe,

My car was not shifting until it warmed up also, however I had not done anything to the transmission. So I brought it to a transmission shop to find out what was wrong. I asked about having the transmission flushed and a new filter installed, because he said the fluid was a little burnt. He told he would not do it on a transmission that had no known service record and in excess of 200K in mileage. I was told that it is quite common for the uncared for transmission to fail shortly after servicing, and the most common reaction was to blame the last person who touched it.

You could replace the pan and see if that helps. If that doesn't help then I guess you are going to have to think about having it rebuilt.

My transmission was rebuilt about 2 weeks ago, but the primary cause of failure was due to water seepage into the transmission. The water got in either before I replaced the radiator 3 years ago or it was a used transmission from a junkyard and it sat outside in the rain or snow. It would have been $1200, but the water rusted the torque converter and a couple of valves, which cost me an extra $500.

Good luck

Gus







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