Issue on the beach today
10-22-2010, 11:36 AM
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Issue on the beach today
Decided to cruise on the beach today. I put it in 4wd high and went. It seemed not to want to shift above 2nd or 3rd and the RPM's would just drop to almost a stall. I would need to completely let off the gas and press down quite a bit to get the RPM's back up.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
10-22-2010, 12:23 PM
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The root cause it the the stock transmission cooler is not large enough for the Jeep.
This can lead to overheating when towing and when in 4hi going at low speeds for variable lengths of time. The recall just adds a warning that displays a 'HOT OIL' notice on the speedo before it gets to the real overheating stage that can cause your transmission start functioning weird or failing.
Go to the dealer and have them pull your codes and then do the recall work.
You would also need to check your fluid to see if smells or looks burnt, you might need to change it.
Then install an aux transmission cooler. ( around $60, less than 2hrs )
This can lead to overheating when towing and when in 4hi going at low speeds for variable lengths of time. The recall just adds a warning that displays a 'HOT OIL' notice on the speedo before it gets to the real overheating stage that can cause your transmission start functioning weird or failing.
Go to the dealer and have them pull your codes and then do the recall work.
You would also need to check your fluid to see if smells or looks burnt, you might need to change it.
Then install an aux transmission cooler. ( around $60, less than 2hrs )
10-22-2010, 12:25 PM
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The root cause it the the stock transmission cooler is not large enough for the Jeep.
This can lead to overheating when towing and when in 4hi going at low speeds for variable lengths of time. The recall just adds a warning that displays a 'HOT OIL' notice on the speedo before it gets to the real overheating stage that can cause your transmission start functioning weird or failing.
Go to the dealer and have them pull your codes and then do the recall work.
You would also need to check your fluid to see if smells or looks burnt, you might need to change it.
Then install an aux transmission cooler. ( around $60, less than 2hrs )
This can lead to overheating when towing and when in 4hi going at low speeds for variable lengths of time. The recall just adds a warning that displays a 'HOT OIL' notice on the speedo before it gets to the real overheating stage that can cause your transmission start functioning weird or failing.
Go to the dealer and have them pull your codes and then do the recall work.
You would also need to check your fluid to see if smells or looks burnt, you might need to change it.
Then install an aux transmission cooler. ( around $60, less than 2hrs )
