rubberbunny2
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- City, State
- Dallas, TX
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1997 EB
1997 Explorer 4wd with 165k miles. I bought the truck with 130k miles and it has always had a flare going into O/D. The flare is worse when the truck is cold and also worse if under hard acceleration. All other gears work fine and if I leave the O/D switch off the truck shifts great.
The truck has gone into limp home mode twice in the last 5k miles, both times when I was on the highway and the trans was shifting in and out of O/D due to traffic, etc. It eventually slipped enough to set off the computer.
I have always babied the throttle when the truck is about to go into O/D to avoid cooking the trans and have replaced the fluid twice. What is causing the problem and how do I fix it?
The truck has gone into limp home mode twice in the last 5k miles, both times when I was on the highway and the trans was shifting in and out of O/D due to traffic, etc. It eventually slipped enough to set off the computer.
I have always babied the throttle when the truck is about to go into O/D to avoid cooking the trans and have replaced the fluid twice. What is causing the problem and how do I fix it?