oldbikedude
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- Joined
- December 4, 2008
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- City, State
- south eastern Pa.
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2000 Explorer
Hello all & thank you for this awesome forum. My 2000 sport 4L OHV with 190,000 miles started doing the shifting flare thing. I have read much of the 5R55E diary. A couple of times the O/D light started flashing. I would just pull over, shut it off, & restart going on my way. (with the O/D light off again). Then a couple of times while sitting at a red light, my trans would slip when I tried to pull out. I would put it in low, pull out then pull over & shut it off. After restarting it would pull out ok. The last time it did this it I tried to start it back up & it started for a second then shut down. It wouldn't start after that, it would only crank over. I disconnected the battery for a half hour then after reattaching it, it started. I had no check engine light through all this. I haven't driven it since. From what I've read so far I think I need to replace the VB separator plate (with the new Ford unit) & the EPC solenoid. I am not looking to do the shift kit thing, only looking to fix this as inexpensively as possible. I do not have access to a code reader nor do I want to chance driving it any more. Do my Explorer's symptoms sound right to you guys? Am I on track? I have read a lot on here but I haven't been through all the 5R55E diary thread, for some reason my comp. slows down & comes to a screeching halt after a while on this forum. Who's filter & pan gasket is preferred? Thanks for any input you guys might have.
