I just did my front end rebuild and Brakes overhaul. Took the car out and spent some time doing "slowdowns" to bed in the brakes and rotors.
On the way home(short distance overall) I heard something sounding like "increased car noise". Like increased wind noise. Very diffuse nebulous noise. This was at about 35-40 mph. I put the transmission in neutral and coasted and the noise stayed the same. Went down with decreased speed. Put back into D and drove the 2 miles home or so.
When I pulled into the garage. I saw a check engine light and A/T Temp light. The CEL didn't scare me so much but the A/T Temp light did. I left the car running and noticed a rattle under the car in the area of the transmission. This kinda sounded like the heat shield rattling, but I usually only hear that when accelerating when cold.
I shifted back and forth from Neutral to drive and am getting clunking, that I was hoping to resolve with new Flanges and diff mounts. The flanges have been done the mounts have not.
Checked the CEL and it was O2 sensor complaint. By that time the A/T temp had gone off. The engine had been shut down.
My worries are the transmission. It was not doing anything untoward when driving and I was working it some with the accelerations and slow downs.
I just got a better OBD2 checker so that I can do a check on Trans temps, etc.
Here's where I am at so far.
1) Drained the Trans Fluid. Got a little over a gallon out. DARK red. While it was draining the stream was pretty clear. But looking at it in a shot glass or the pan, not so clear, very DARK. Pulled a Neodynium magnet through it and got nothing. I am going to strain it through some cheescloth and look closer. I believe this "may" be original 2002 Fluid with 220K on it. Maybe changed once, but I don't think so.
2) Put drain plug back, nothing else so far.
What would you do at this point? If the trans tamp comes up, will it turn on the Aux fan? Maybe that's what I heard? Although I didn't hear that when I stopped in the garage.
Maybe my reverse to drive clunk is transmission? I assumed Flanges, Mounts, or Driveshaft Lube needed.
The A/T Temp Light has me spooked, didn't know it even existed. Should I refill with clean fluid and drive or do any other test/analysis? I'm scared...
On the way home(short distance overall) I heard something sounding like "increased car noise". Like increased wind noise. Very diffuse nebulous noise. This was at about 35-40 mph. I put the transmission in neutral and coasted and the noise stayed the same. Went down with decreased speed. Put back into D and drove the 2 miles home or so.
When I pulled into the garage. I saw a check engine light and A/T Temp light. The CEL didn't scare me so much but the A/T Temp light did. I left the car running and noticed a rattle under the car in the area of the transmission. This kinda sounded like the heat shield rattling, but I usually only hear that when accelerating when cold.
I shifted back and forth from Neutral to drive and am getting clunking, that I was hoping to resolve with new Flanges and diff mounts. The flanges have been done the mounts have not.
Checked the CEL and it was O2 sensor complaint. By that time the A/T temp had gone off. The engine had been shut down.
My worries are the transmission. It was not doing anything untoward when driving and I was working it some with the accelerations and slow downs.
I just got a better OBD2 checker so that I can do a check on Trans temps, etc.
Here's where I am at so far.
1) Drained the Trans Fluid. Got a little over a gallon out. DARK red. While it was draining the stream was pretty clear. But looking at it in a shot glass or the pan, not so clear, very DARK. Pulled a Neodynium magnet through it and got nothing. I am going to strain it through some cheescloth and look closer. I believe this "may" be original 2002 Fluid with 220K on it. Maybe changed once, but I don't think so.
2) Put drain plug back, nothing else so far.
What would you do at this point? If the trans tamp comes up, will it turn on the Aux fan? Maybe that's what I heard? Although I didn't hear that when I stopped in the garage.
Maybe my reverse to drive clunk is transmission? I assumed Flanges, Mounts, or Driveshaft Lube needed.
The A/T Temp Light has me spooked, didn't know it even existed. Should I refill with clean fluid and drive or do any other test/analysis? I'm scared...