[V8] '91 V8 Auto transmission problems.

Ingo Rautenberg ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com
Mon Jan 22 13:58:43 EST 2007 

Joe,

No offense, but you did check the trans fluid level while the engine  
was running, right?

Ingo

On Jan 22, 2007, at 1:39 PM, Joe Griffith wrote:

> Thanks for the response about fluid level.
>
>   I do have a dipstick, although I purchased it for my 90V8. I  
> checked the level yesterday, it was about halfway between the Min  
> and Max marks. But I am never sure if its hot enough nor perfectly  
> level.
>
>   So at lunch today I went out to get some ATF and check level  
> again.  On the way the transmission started slipping at highway  
> speed.  I made it to the parts store and got some fluid. I added  
> about 8oz and headed back to work. When I backed out of the space  
> it seam to be slipping but when I went to D it seamed OK. This time  
> I didn’t go over 60mph. There wasn’t any slipping that I could tell  
> but the transmission hung in third.  It went up through the gears  
> as normal but just stayed in third, so I don’t believe its in Limp  
> mode.
>
>   When I got back to the office I checked the level again and as  
> far as I can tell its about three quarters between Min and Max.
>
>   Someone mentioned a failing torque converter solenoid may have  
> been the cause for the stalling at traffic lights, anybody have any  
> other symptoms of this sensor failing?
>
>   What are the symtoms of an over filled tramsnission?
>
>   Thanks
>
>   Joe
>
>
> Gunter Lorberg <glforensic at yahoo.com> wrote:          Sounds as  
> though you're almost there but that your tranny ATF level is too  
> low (probably at least one quart).  One of my V8's behaved  
> similarly (it was leaking ATF slowly and the ATF level dropped over  
> time).  Get yourself a dipstick from the dealer and measure when at  
> operating temp.  A tranny with too much fluid, something which I  
> have also experienced, may also cause some unique problems.
>
>   Gunter
>   (2) 1990 V8's with automatics (Canadian spec)
>
>
>   ----- Original Message ----
> From: Joe Griffith <jsgriffith3rd at yahoo.com>
> To: Richard <richromero1 at msn.com>
> Cc: Audi List <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 8:10:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [V8] '91 V8 Auto transmission problems.
>
>   Thanks everyone for the advice to change out the trans filter.
>
>   On Monday after I got the car back home I drain the trans pan and  
> added 4 qts of Mobil 1 to no avail.
>
>   So skeptically, I decided to spend Saturday dropping the exhaust  
> and trans oil pan to replace the filter.
>
>   Once everything was back in place, the car pulled out of the  
> garage without any hesitation. I drove around a little to warm it  
> up to check the oil level and the car seams a little different,  
> probably smoother shifting.  The problem now is it wants to stall  
> when sitting at a light, but shifts through the gears very  
> smoothly.  I drove the 65 miles to work this morning without any  
> incident.
>
>   Thanks again, I was nearly ready to jump ship.
>
>   Joe
>
>
> Richard <richromero1 at msn.com> wrote:            Joe,
>
>   I have a 90V8 and had the same problem last month.  Thought it  
> was an exhaust rattle- for 4-5 days.  Then suddenly shifting was  
> poor, drove it 1mile to home and I had the same problem- can move  
> it briefly in the driveway and then nothing.  Still has that tranny  
> whine. the engine just revs in D and doesn't move.  I was told the  
> filter was clogged when there was the whine/rattle and should have  
> stopped the car and changed the filter/fluid.  But the tranny was  
> working great until the time it started to shut down.  I am also  
> thinking about what to do- trannys go for around 1k.  I am thinking  
> of changing the filter and see what happens but I have to drop the  
> exhaust and it's like 10F here in Boston.  It's just sitting there- 
> AARRRGHHH.  I don't want to jump ship!
>
>   Richard
>     ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Joe Griffith
>   To: v8 at audifans.com
>   Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 10:30 AM
>   Subject: ’91 V8 Auto transmission problems.
>
>
> As much as I love it, I think it may be time to give up on my '91 V8.
>
>   Over the weekend I heard what I thought it was an exhaust shield  
> rattling. So I didn't give it much thought.
>
>   It's been taking a long time to start lately, so I intended to  
> swap out some ATF soon as that normally helps.
>
>   Monday on the way to work the transmission began to slip while  
> traveling along at freeway speeds; it finally got so bad that the  
> car wouldn't move and I pulled to the side of the road put it in  
> park and shut it down.  After about 2 minuets I started it up and  
> it went into gear normally, and was able to continue along for a  
> bit but again it started to slip.
>
>   I called a rollback and had it taken home.  I've been able to  
> move it around my driveway a bit, but as soon as I go from D to R  
> it just revs and won't move until I shut it down and try again. It  
> doesn't seam to be in Limp mode as far as I can tell, I checked the  
> codes and there wasn't any, and fluid is at the correct level.
>
>   Anybody have a similar experience and cares to shed some light on  
> the problem?
>
>   Im assuming that I will need to remove and install another  
> transmission to fix it. I've looked through the Bentley description  
> of the R&R and it doesn't seam to bad. I have a fair bit of  
> mechanical experience and feel that I may be able to accomplish it.
>
>   Anybody swap an auto trans and cares to comment on the difficulties?
>
>   Thanks
>
>   Joe
>
>
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