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So this is for my 4 door explorer, not supercharged.
I have a loud clicking noise coming from the transmission pan. It sounds like a solenoid. ( a 6 foot tall one. lol)
A month or two ago there was one day where the transmission decided it would slip in 2nd and O/D, then it stopped going into O/D altogether. Then it cleared up all by itself all in the same 40 mile drive to work. I never had a problem with slipping or shifting since then.
Sometime after that drive to work I noticed the clicking noise, but no symptoms.
Today I finally listened underneath with a stethoscope to the engine and transmission, it is definitely coming from the transmission pan.
You can not hear it from the engine compartment. You can hear it loud when next to a concrete divider in the road, but can still hear it when the window is down. At fast food windows it is embarrassing.
At 132,000 I put a brand new from Ford Valve body in this truck.
At 230,558 I rebuilt the transmission but reused the valve body (new bonded gaskets of course). See here
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=395226
I now have 240,000 miles on it.
I expect a solenoid to be bad or coming apart or another valve body problem.
I do have a drain plug in my trans pan to make dropping the pan much more pleasant.
Has anyone had a very loud clicking noise coming from the transmission pan and found what it was?
I have a loud clicking noise coming from the transmission pan. It sounds like a solenoid. ( a 6 foot tall one. lol)
A month or two ago there was one day where the transmission decided it would slip in 2nd and O/D, then it stopped going into O/D altogether. Then it cleared up all by itself all in the same 40 mile drive to work. I never had a problem with slipping or shifting since then.
Sometime after that drive to work I noticed the clicking noise, but no symptoms.
Today I finally listened underneath with a stethoscope to the engine and transmission, it is definitely coming from the transmission pan.
You can not hear it from the engine compartment. You can hear it loud when next to a concrete divider in the road, but can still hear it when the window is down. At fast food windows it is embarrassing.
At 132,000 I put a brand new from Ford Valve body in this truck.
At 230,558 I rebuilt the transmission but reused the valve body (new bonded gaskets of course). See here
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=395226
I now have 240,000 miles on it.
I expect a solenoid to be bad or coming apart or another valve body problem.
I do have a drain plug in my trans pan to make dropping the pan much more pleasant.
Has anyone had a very loud clicking noise coming from the transmission pan and found what it was?