BrotherK
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- Bass Lake, CA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '92 XLT
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My explorer '92 xlt has 150,000 miles logged. It had a few minor oil leeks and was missing a bit so I took it into the shop. Got new plugs and wires, new valve cover gaskets, and new vacuum lines and a new vaccuum regulator on the transmission.
Got it back and all was well, except now there's a new problem. 25 percent of the time it wont shift up properly from first into second. It goes up to 3,000-3,800 rpm, holds a few seconds before shifting, then wavers up and down before it settles into 2nd, and it happens usually after the engine is warmed up.
This problem doesn't occur in the other gears. I took it back in and they replaced the vaccuum regulator (twice). Still the same problem. They say I need new transmission fluid (they say the current fluid is burned). Well, I just put in synthetic fluid a year ago, and if that's the problem then why didn't it happen before they worked on it?
I'm willing to admit that if you correct one thing, then something may show up, but why would burned fluid affect what seems to be a vaccuum problem?
Looking forward to some insight here.
My explorer '92 xlt has 150,000 miles logged. It had a few minor oil leeks and was missing a bit so I took it into the shop. Got new plugs and wires, new valve cover gaskets, and new vacuum lines and a new vaccuum regulator on the transmission.
Got it back and all was well, except now there's a new problem. 25 percent of the time it wont shift up properly from first into second. It goes up to 3,000-3,800 rpm, holds a few seconds before shifting, then wavers up and down before it settles into 2nd, and it happens usually after the engine is warmed up.
This problem doesn't occur in the other gears. I took it back in and they replaced the vaccuum regulator (twice). Still the same problem. They say I need new transmission fluid (they say the current fluid is burned). Well, I just put in synthetic fluid a year ago, and if that's the problem then why didn't it happen before they worked on it?
I'm willing to admit that if you correct one thing, then something may show up, but why would burned fluid affect what seems to be a vaccuum problem?
Looking forward to some insight here.