dendo77
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- Taunton, MA
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- 2000 Explorer Sport
Hey guys I'm looking for a little brainstorming here with my 2000 Explorer / 5R55E problems.
It all started earlier this year with the 2-3 flare. I drove around with it for a while not a big deal.
Later after driving to the coffe shop one morning, when I was leaving, reverse no longer worked as did Drive. So I downshifted to manual 1 and it went ok.. shifted up to manual 2, still good. popped it into drive, slippped bad, so I turned overdrive off, worked fine. At 55 i turn overdrive back on and it's ok. I also had no engine braking in Manual 1 or Manual 2.
So i did some research and purchased a rebuilt Valve body, separator plate with bonded gaskets, filter and made the swap.
After the swap nothing really changed, except for the fact that I now have engine braking in Manual 1 and 2. After driving around and experimenting here's a breakdown.
Manual 1 is good and strong.
Manual 2, also good and strong.
Drive (with overdrive off) 1st is like neutral, though vehicle does try to move slightly, 2, 3, 4 seem to be ok.
Drive (with overdrive on) 1st is like neutral, though vehcle does try to move slightly. 2 and 3 are also no good, but 4 is weak but doable if necessary
Reverse is the same as 1st in drive. I can feel a bump of the tranny wanting to engage, however it barely moves at all, and has high rpm's.
When the transmission has cooled, Manual 1 and 2 make the vehicle "shudder" a bit but only until it warms up ( 2-3 miles)
Like I said, these problems came out of the clear blue. it was driving fine (except for the 2-3 flare) and all of a sudden, no more reverse or low gears in drive no grinding noises, no pops, nothing.. just kaput.
After the VB swap, I cleared the codes then drove it around and after the new codes popped in, I took it to autozone and they gave me 2. one was for lean gas (but could also be a dirty MAF), the other was P0720, which is the OSS sensor on the tranny.
I am going to replace the OSS sensor but I was wondering, where should I look for my other troubles?
From what I've read, I have good reverse/low bands since Manual 1 and 2 work great. I know different solenoids, servos, and bands operate differently when the od is on or off.
I have the ATSG guide so if you're referencing that, could you include the page number so I'll know exactly what you're referring to?
thanks.
It all started earlier this year with the 2-3 flare. I drove around with it for a while not a big deal.
Later after driving to the coffe shop one morning, when I was leaving, reverse no longer worked as did Drive. So I downshifted to manual 1 and it went ok.. shifted up to manual 2, still good. popped it into drive, slippped bad, so I turned overdrive off, worked fine. At 55 i turn overdrive back on and it's ok. I also had no engine braking in Manual 1 or Manual 2.
So i did some research and purchased a rebuilt Valve body, separator plate with bonded gaskets, filter and made the swap.
After the swap nothing really changed, except for the fact that I now have engine braking in Manual 1 and 2. After driving around and experimenting here's a breakdown.
Manual 1 is good and strong.
Manual 2, also good and strong.
Drive (with overdrive off) 1st is like neutral, though vehicle does try to move slightly, 2, 3, 4 seem to be ok.
Drive (with overdrive on) 1st is like neutral, though vehcle does try to move slightly. 2 and 3 are also no good, but 4 is weak but doable if necessary
Reverse is the same as 1st in drive. I can feel a bump of the tranny wanting to engage, however it barely moves at all, and has high rpm's.
When the transmission has cooled, Manual 1 and 2 make the vehicle "shudder" a bit but only until it warms up ( 2-3 miles)
Like I said, these problems came out of the clear blue. it was driving fine (except for the 2-3 flare) and all of a sudden, no more reverse or low gears in drive no grinding noises, no pops, nothing.. just kaput.
After the VB swap, I cleared the codes then drove it around and after the new codes popped in, I took it to autozone and they gave me 2. one was for lean gas (but could also be a dirty MAF), the other was P0720, which is the OSS sensor on the tranny.
I am going to replace the OSS sensor but I was wondering, where should I look for my other troubles?
From what I've read, I have good reverse/low bands since Manual 1 and 2 work great. I know different solenoids, servos, and bands operate differently when the od is on or off.
I have the ATSG guide so if you're referencing that, could you include the page number so I'll know exactly what you're referring to?
thanks.
