Zinith
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- City, State
- Ravenswood, WV
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 93Expl.XLT 4l v6 2wd auto
I've had my 93 explorer for almost about a year now. And it has always made this winding/clanking sound (don't really know how to explain it) when I'm coasting down a road. When I give it gas, it goes away immediately. And it doesn't always make that sound when coasting.
Honestly, I've never really been all that worried about it, and I haven't noticed it potentially causing any other problems. I've just been curious as to what it could be, and also the fact It's quite annoying.
My automatic transmission is not really good. Like, it works. But I have to baby it. It loves to slip out of gear at the most annoying of times. Like when I come to a stop, or driving at very slow speeds (in my schools parking lot, or school zones). I have to give it a little gas enough for it to catch itself again, but not so much that it slams back into gear. I drive around town in first and second gear and try to match rev speeds, so its like I'm treating my automatic like It's a manual. I do that so I can try to stretch the last of my transmissions life out as far as I can.
Although it does that, when I'm driving down the road at higher speeds like 35 and up I put it into Drive and it shifts just fine going down the road. Sometimes it likes to sorta hiccup at the top gear when I floor it to get up to speed quickly (i understand this is probably not the smartest thing to do (its just fun ))
If anyone could help me figure out what the sound could be caused from, I would really appreciate it.
NOTE: its got like 230,000 miles on it. (realized i didn't put that in there anywhere.) The majority of them being highway miles.
Honestly, I've never really been all that worried about it, and I haven't noticed it potentially causing any other problems. I've just been curious as to what it could be, and also the fact It's quite annoying.
My automatic transmission is not really good. Like, it works. But I have to baby it. It loves to slip out of gear at the most annoying of times. Like when I come to a stop, or driving at very slow speeds (in my schools parking lot, or school zones). I have to give it a little gas enough for it to catch itself again, but not so much that it slams back into gear. I drive around town in first and second gear and try to match rev speeds, so its like I'm treating my automatic like It's a manual. I do that so I can try to stretch the last of my transmissions life out as far as I can.
Although it does that, when I'm driving down the road at higher speeds like 35 and up I put it into Drive and it shifts just fine going down the road. Sometimes it likes to sorta hiccup at the top gear when I floor it to get up to speed quickly (i understand this is probably not the smartest thing to do (its just fun ))
If anyone could help me figure out what the sound could be caused from, I would really appreciate it.
NOTE: its got like 230,000 miles on it. (realized i didn't put that in there anywhere.) The majority of them being highway miles.