koda2000
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The transmission in my '01 ST does two if strange things. It's done them for a couple of years now (but only over around 4,000 miles). I dropped the trans pan and replaced the filter and put in 4.5 qts of fresh Mercon V, but the oil is still very dirty, no indication of pinkness. I doubt the PO ever had the trans serviced in the 184k it had on it when I bought it. I added a drain plug so I could drain the oil again if that's advisable.This is what it does and I don't know if the 2 things are related. I don't believe they are.
1. Twice in the past year I've had the trans appear to disengage (act like it's in neutral). Both times this happened I was driving up a slight grade, then getting off the gas, coasting and then reapplying some throttle. After 1/2 a second it went back into gear and worked normally. Most times the trans works perfectly normally.
2. If I try to back up on a grade (or back up quickly) the transmission, I assume it's coming from the transmission, make a noise. It almost sounds like the gears are stripping, but it will back up the grade. I'm thinking maybe the reverse bad is slipping? When I backup now I try to be very gentle to avoid this noise.
1. Twice in the past year I've had the trans appear to disengage (act like it's in neutral). Both times this happened I was driving up a slight grade, then getting off the gas, coasting and then reapplying some throttle. After 1/2 a second it went back into gear and worked normally. Most times the trans works perfectly normally.
2. If I try to back up on a grade (or back up quickly) the transmission, I assume it's coming from the transmission, make a noise. It almost sounds like the gears are stripping, but it will back up the grade. I'm thinking maybe the reverse bad is slipping? When I backup now I try to be very gentle to avoid this noise.
