carbuyernoh
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- City, State
- Zanesville, Oh
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2001 Eddie Bauer AWD 5.0
I'm looking at buying a 2000 Explorer XLT with the SOHC 4.0 V6 and automatic trans.
During the test drive the tranny shifted very crisply, almost like it had a "shift kit" installed. It did this from 1 to 2 and 2 to 3. Very, hard abrupt shifts with no slippage.
About 10 miles into the drive I pulled the tranny dipstick. The fluid was light brown (not red) and when I pulled the dispstick cap from the tube a large puff of smoke came out of the tranny dipstick tube.
The dealership says the smoke is not unusual, I think otherwise.
Is the tranny in for trouble?
During the test drive the tranny shifted very crisply, almost like it had a "shift kit" installed. It did this from 1 to 2 and 2 to 3. Very, hard abrupt shifts with no slippage.
About 10 miles into the drive I pulled the tranny dipstick. The fluid was light brown (not red) and when I pulled the dispstick cap from the tube a large puff of smoke came out of the tranny dipstick tube.
The dealership says the smoke is not unusual, I think otherwise.
Is the tranny in for trouble?
