I am usually on the 100-series forum because I have a LC 100 Amazon 2002 Diesel Automatic Transmission.
From the plate inside the engine bay, it indicates that the the transmission is type A442F.
I recently had a transmission problem. The car refused to reverse on a normal day. I struggled to reverse, and later managed to do so and then I parked. After some hours, I started the car and drove off, but after about 1 kilometer, the car failed to climb hill. Long story short - it was then a struggle for over six hours until we towed the car home.
For starters, the mechanic removed the transmission and replaced some clutch plates and filter. The car started driving, but would not shift gears properly, to near point of failure. They opened transmission again and replaced remaining clutches. Same problem.
We even removed valve body and cleaned it thoroughly. Still same problem, but with one new observation. Shifting from gear one to two now causes a very mild jerk. We have left the car in this state. I can drive one to two kms around just to warm the car, but it has all those problems. Besides, it might likely fail to move at any point if I continue to drive far away from home.
All the times we have removed and put back transmission, we would first drain all the oil (including inside torque converter). Then at reinstall, we would do a complete fill of about 12 liters, which reads okay according to dipstick reading. I believe I know quite well the process of reading the dipstick.
Meanwhile, I have read everywhere that a dry fill of A442F transmission is 15 liters, but I also need to confirm from those who have practically done dry fills.
I have so far got very good contributions from the 100-series forum, but my problem remains unresolved. Someone suggested that I try the 80-series forum because my LC 100 is using the A442F transmission (according to the data plate on engine bay) like the 80-series .
One of my unanswered questions is: what is the number of liters of transmission oil for a dry fill of the A442F transmission? By adding 12 liters of AT Fluid, are we adding too little, and possibly causing us problems?
I would also appreciate any suggestions for resolving the problem. I pray that a transmission replacement would be the very last option.
Thank you for your time.
From the plate inside the engine bay, it indicates that the the transmission is type A442F.
I recently had a transmission problem. The car refused to reverse on a normal day. I struggled to reverse, and later managed to do so and then I parked. After some hours, I started the car and drove off, but after about 1 kilometer, the car failed to climb hill. Long story short - it was then a struggle for over six hours until we towed the car home.
For starters, the mechanic removed the transmission and replaced some clutch plates and filter. The car started driving, but would not shift gears properly, to near point of failure. They opened transmission again and replaced remaining clutches. Same problem.
We even removed valve body and cleaned it thoroughly. Still same problem, but with one new observation. Shifting from gear one to two now causes a very mild jerk. We have left the car in this state. I can drive one to two kms around just to warm the car, but it has all those problems. Besides, it might likely fail to move at any point if I continue to drive far away from home.
All the times we have removed and put back transmission, we would first drain all the oil (including inside torque converter). Then at reinstall, we would do a complete fill of about 12 liters, which reads okay according to dipstick reading. I believe I know quite well the process of reading the dipstick.
Meanwhile, I have read everywhere that a dry fill of A442F transmission is 15 liters, but I also need to confirm from those who have practically done dry fills.
I have so far got very good contributions from the 100-series forum, but my problem remains unresolved. Someone suggested that I try the 80-series forum because my LC 100 is using the A442F transmission (according to the data plate on engine bay) like the 80-series .
One of my unanswered questions is: what is the number of liters of transmission oil for a dry fill of the A442F transmission? By adding 12 liters of AT Fluid, are we adding too little, and possibly causing us problems?
I would also appreciate any suggestions for resolving the problem. I pray that a transmission replacement would be the very last option.
Thank you for your time.
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