Is there such a thing as too much tranny fluid??

[Mikes95XLT]

Today when I had my oil changed they told me I have too much transmission fluid. He said that having too much can make my transmission not shift into gear right away and slip. And when he mentioned it, I realized that my transmission DOES take about 1-1.5 seconds to shift into gear when I'm parked or backing up..... is that normal? Is there such thing as too much transmission fluid?? Should I have it changed/drained??

 

[aldive]

Too much is not good.

When was it last changed?

 

[tbomb]

i dont know if thats your problem (i dont know enough about that stuff to diagnose it), but i DO know that too much transmission fluid IS BAD. tranny fluid level has to be just right; not too much; not too little.

 

[Mikes95XLT]

I haven't had it changed since I bought it in August.... so I'm not sure.

 

[aldive]

Well not knowing its track record, I would change it asap and refill with the proper amount.

Good luck....

 

[tbomb]

Originally posted by aldive
Well not knowing its track record, I would change it asap and refill with the proper amount.

Good luck....

i agree. you might also wanna change any other fluids that youre unsure of their last "change date."

 

[Mikes95XLT]

Yea I agree with you guys... I just talked to my dad, and in the spring we're gonna take it in to our local guy and have my fluids changed, radiator flushed, new plugs/wires put in, tune up, fuel injectors cleaned..... etc. Thanks for the help....

 

[aldive]

I wouldn't wait, do it asap.

Good luck....

 

[Opera House]

Overfill can cause foaming

Which will put air into the system. It would have to be very overfilled to cause problems. Mine is currently overfilled and I have no problems. Part of your problem could be the low/reverse servo O ring that plagues the A4LD and this 4R55. Another problem could be loose valve body bolts. If this happens when the vehicle is first started cold it could even be a partially clogged filter.

 

[Byrd91]

When mines cold, like when its 10* out and just started its like the TC doesn't slip, like it'll almost stall then engine. Anyone know what this could be?

 

[addkev]

Last year when I started experiencing tranny problems, basically a slip from 2-3. It ALL boiled down to too much tranny fluid.

 

[rokke17]

Originally posted by aldive
I wouldn't wait, do it asap.

Good luck....