wildthings
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- '99 XLT 4.0 SOHC
I hope this is not a repeat of another post, If so ... sorry. I have looked and not seen the same combination of problems:
Symptom #1 When starting the engine, after it has sat a few hours, I hear a loud rattle coming from the engine/transmission area. It doesn't do this every time it has been sitting for a few hours and sometimes it last a little longer, but never more than 1/2 - 1 second. I have had the o'ring and (I think) the timing chain adjuster update done.
Symptom #2 In the last month I have noticed maybe 3 times a clunk in the drivetrain varying from the sound when the traction control kicks in to the louder sound when locked into 4 low and turning a corner on dry ground. This occurs when starting up from a stop sign.
Symptom #3 Seems to me to take longer for the transmission to engage, when shifting from park or reverse to drive.
I have had it to a trusted machanic and he did hear the rattle and thought it sounded like a starter. Cleared the only code he saw having to do with evaporative system, but had no further input.
I sucked out a quart of tranny fluid in put in some "miracle transmission fix-all", but have not changed fluid or filter. In the past have had worse problems after doing this with high milage vehicles.
The vehicle has 120,000 miles on it and I have had it for 5 years and I am kind of attached to the old girl, but am considering going the dealership and trading for a new model and getting the usual #$%^ing. Only as a last resort! I have been told to drive it until it get worse, but I prefer that to not happen several hours from home. Any ideas?
Thanks
Symptom #1 When starting the engine, after it has sat a few hours, I hear a loud rattle coming from the engine/transmission area. It doesn't do this every time it has been sitting for a few hours and sometimes it last a little longer, but never more than 1/2 - 1 second. I have had the o'ring and (I think) the timing chain adjuster update done.
Symptom #2 In the last month I have noticed maybe 3 times a clunk in the drivetrain varying from the sound when the traction control kicks in to the louder sound when locked into 4 low and turning a corner on dry ground. This occurs when starting up from a stop sign.
Symptom #3 Seems to me to take longer for the transmission to engage, when shifting from park or reverse to drive.
I have had it to a trusted machanic and he did hear the rattle and thought it sounded like a starter. Cleared the only code he saw having to do with evaporative system, but had no further input.
I sucked out a quart of tranny fluid in put in some "miracle transmission fix-all", but have not changed fluid or filter. In the past have had worse problems after doing this with high milage vehicles.
The vehicle has 120,000 miles on it and I have had it for 5 years and I am kind of attached to the old girl, but am considering going the dealership and trading for a new model and getting the usual #$%^ing. Only as a last resort! I have been told to drive it until it get worse, but I prefer that to not happen several hours from home. Any ideas?
Thanks
