Help! Has auto gearbox shat itself!?
Hi guys, I’m a new member on this forum. I have read it for a few months, love the content!
I currently have HDJ 81 with a 1hdt and an auto box. It’s a 1995 JDM model.
I’m have some issues currently with the transmission. It started about 4 days ago. I was coming off a dirt road and as I got onto the tar road I started to lose drive (engine was revving but no acceleration). I pulled over, checked trans fluid, it was a bit murky but level was all good.
I switched the truck off for a few minutes and the started her up again. It drove fine for about 20kms the did it again…
I switched off again and restarted, no problem, good for 10km this time then same problem.
I had to do this for another 30km to get to the nearest town. There I changed the fluid in transmission but still had no change. I ended up having the truck put on a low bed and taken back to my home town.
My question is, is this a clogged filter type of situation? Or is it more of a burnt clutch situation? There was a cavitation type of sound wheel shift lever was in neutral.
The truck is parked at the moment and I’m at work in the sticks. Trying to comprehend what causes this… really hoping I don’t have to rebuild box as the box has been rebuilt twice with previous owner. It only has 15000km on this new “rebuild” and isn’t even a year old! The box was rebuilt twice in South Africa. Both times they said burnt clutches.
I’m from Zimbabwe.
Cheers guys!
Hi guys, I’m a new member on this forum. I have read it for a few months, love the content!
I currently have HDJ 81 with a 1hdt and an auto box. It’s a 1995 JDM model.
I’m have some issues currently with the transmission. It started about 4 days ago. I was coming off a dirt road and as I got onto the tar road I started to lose drive (engine was revving but no acceleration). I pulled over, checked trans fluid, it was a bit murky but level was all good.
I switched the truck off for a few minutes and the started her up again. It drove fine for about 20kms the did it again…
I switched off again and restarted, no problem, good for 10km this time then same problem.
I had to do this for another 30km to get to the nearest town. There I changed the fluid in transmission but still had no change. I ended up having the truck put on a low bed and taken back to my home town.
My question is, is this a clogged filter type of situation? Or is it more of a burnt clutch situation? There was a cavitation type of sound wheel shift lever was in neutral.
The truck is parked at the moment and I’m at work in the sticks. Trying to comprehend what causes this… really hoping I don’t have to rebuild box as the box has been rebuilt twice with previous owner. It only has 15000km on this new “rebuild” and isn’t even a year old! The box was rebuilt twice in South Africa. Both times they said burnt clutches.
I’m from Zimbabwe.
Cheers guys!