okc_madness Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Alright, so I'm a newb and have been searching around for a while. Reverse comes and goes so I was going to add some Lucas Transmission Fix to my tranny fluid, but I dont know where to add it?! All I can find is the yellow dipstick on the driver side! HELP!? Where do I add transmission fluid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigent Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 That is where you fill it. Get a funnel and pour away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okc_madness Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 That is where you fill it. Get a funnel and pour away. So the yellow dip stick is the tranny dip stick? Where's the oil dip stick?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 No, the yellow one should be engine oil. The trans check stick is on the passenger's side near the back of the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okc_madness Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 So don't put it in the yellow?! Where abouts on the passenger side is it, maybe I'm over looking it, what does it look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Well, it's red, and towards the back on the passenger's side. Get a long funnel and pour to your hearts content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 does this help? and don't over fill it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Reverse comes and goes so I was going to add some Lucas Transmission Fix to my tranny fluid, but I dont know where to add it?! All I can find is the yellow dipstick on the driver side! HELP!? Where do I add transmission fluid? Have you even checked to see if the tranny fluid is low or what condition it is in if you can't find the dipstick? Do you have an external tranny cooler or is it just routed through the bottom radiator cooler? Odds are this is clogged and should be bypassed immediately. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87pathy Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 make sure and use some good gear oil in there too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okc_madness Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 Alright dudes, is the cap I'm pointing to in the pic the tranny fluid? http://twitpic.com/22ni5 The fluid looks goods, nice red color, but I don't know what it would look like if it was bad. To my knowledge, I do not have a tranny cooler, the engine is totally stock with the exception of a K&N. Also, I'm planning on driving from OKC to Austin,tx tomorrow ~400miles both ways. Bad idea? It runs well going forward, its only backwards I have a problem with. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 That's the power steering reservoir. You may be missing the dipstick if you still can't find it. That's no fun! Hold on, I'll go take a picture... Mine's an older version, but the dipstick is in the same place. It's tough to tell on these automatics whether they'll live or die when they reach the point where reverse begins slipping. Generally speaking, when it starts to slip in reverse it's fairly well shot already and forward gears will probably go next. If the dipstick is missing, you may also have a problem with water or dirt/dust in the trans fluid, which REALLY doesn't help. You'd be best off to get an external cooler and change the fluid to begin with. Then see if reverse performance improves before taking long road trips in it. You probably don't want to be stranded 400 miles from home with a blown transmission that costs +/- $2000 to rebuild or replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okc_madness Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 That's the power steering reservoir. You may be missing the dipstick if you still can't find it. That's no fun! Hold on, I'll go take a picture... Mine's an older version, but the dipstick is in the same place. It's tough to tell on these automatics whether they'll live or die when they reach the point where reverse begins slipping. Generally speaking, when it starts to slip in reverse it's fairly well shot already and forward gears will probably go next. If the dipstick is missing, you may also have a problem with water or dirt/dust in the trans fluid, which REALLY doesn't help. You'd be best off to get an external cooler and change the fluid to begin with. Then see if reverse performance improves before taking long road trips in it. You probably don't want to be stranded 400 miles from home with a blown transmission that costs +/- $2000 to rebuild or replace. Found it finally, I was overlooking it the whole time. Thanks for the pic. I'll take a look at it tomorrow in the daylight, but I think I'll find another car for the road trip. I appreciate all the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okc_madness Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 I added about half a bottle of Lucas Transmission Fix goo and it seemed to help a little. Reverse seemed to engage quicker than before. Drove it around a bit, but forgot I didn't have a dependable reverse and had to backup about 40ft. Now the shifter doesn't even click into reverse, the button stays depressed, never clicking into reverse like it does every other gear. Screwed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 I've not heard of that before, but I don't have tremendous knowledge of the auto trannys. It almost sounds like a linkage issue, but I'm guessing. Perhaps pull the shifter console and see if there is anything obviously wrong?? B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 the reverse gear needs higher oil pressure to work properly. When your rear pump is failing, you do not get the pressure you need to activate the mechanism to give you reverse. That's how my first one went. The second tranny failed in forward... it started slipping in gear and finally I lost all but second. The only trip I would make in your truck would be to a tranny shop for a gut-replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okc_madness Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 Those of you who have had to replace tranny's, how expensive is it, does it have to be a tranny from a 4x4? There is a tranny on craigslist in my city from a 97, but it wont fit correct-different engine and such? Should I try and get it rebuilt or get a new one all together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 A week after I got my 95 the reverse became intermittent. I had it flushed, and it helped a lot. It still doesn't work sometimes, so I am going to have it flushed again. I have taken several 400km+ trips in it with no issues. It still doesn't engage quick like my other ones, but I guess it is still pretty dirty as my fluid was brown when i got the truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinoffroad Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I'm back, couldn't stay away, just bought a 95 pathfinder, runs great but it has a problem with the reverse. I'm going to try flushing the fluid and will keepyou posted on the results. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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