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#31 of 4965 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Dec 30, 2003 (2:26 pm)
I find that paying someone to do it while I have coffee is pretty stressless. I mean, every 30K or so, this is a reasonable expense.
#32 of 4965 I've yet to find by driftracer Dec 30, 2003 (2:28 pm)
a competent shop in my area - I'm sorry, I just don't trust some of these monkeys.
#33 of 4965 if you can't find a good independent by swschrad Dec 30, 2003 (5:06 pm)
the dealer bunch ought to know how to drain and fill and tranny, and might even get the new filter and gasket right-side-up. that and bolt torque are about all there is to it.
#34 of 4965 Yes, but I want ALL by driftracer Dec 30, 2003 (5:09 pm)
of the transmission fluid out.
#35 of 4965 alcan by bottgers Dec 30, 2003 (6:22 pm)
That doesn't seem to be the problem. What's the next thing you'd check for?
#36 of 4965 by alcan Dec 30, 2003 (7:58 pm)
Hmmm.... any chance there's a windshield water leak?
#37 of 4965 Worried about pumping? by opera_house_wk Jan 01, 2004 (2:03 pm)
Overfill the transmission. I think an A4LD for example can take an extra seven quarts before you totally fill up the case. Foaming won't be a problem for idle pump out. So, add two extra quarts and pump out three. That is the way I have done it and it keeps the pump from running dry. Since most torque converters don't have a drain plug now, all you can do is keep mixing till you get most of it out. I still like pan dropping when I get a high mileage transmission. My experience, at least with Fords, is they continue to dump a lot of sediment from torque converter etc for a while with new fluid. I throw a five extra magnets in and three months later they are all pretty fuzzy and the rag comes out black from the pan. I have an 89 Cherokee and at 135K that pan was spotless. So the recomendation should be handled on a case by case basis. If you have sediment, there is plenty more still in the transmission and multiple pan drops are the way to go until it is clean.
#38 of 4965 Problem is, by driftracer Jan 01, 2004 (4:46 pm)
this stuff is $10 a quart....
#39 of 4965 Bottgers by dhoff Jan 02, 2004 (9:12 pm)
Another possibility, is there a "fresh/recirc" setting on the Tercel HVAC system? If so, it may be set to recirculate which will fog the windows like crazy, since the humidity just builds up inside the car. Dave
#40 of 4965 where is the module? by vidtech Jan 03, 2004 (9:30 am)
can anyone tell me where the ignition module is located on a 91 cougar with the 3.8 v6?it is not mounted on the distributor like other TFI modules of the past.