Tom Muller
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Hi, The Van has done 329,000 Km, i purchased it 8 years ago with 150,000km. The tranny was refurbished as i found a sticker indicating a rebuild.I replaced the fluid and filter at 320,000km and recently reversed the input&output lines to&from the aux cooler. We live in a warm climate and this has improved the overheating that happened occasionally.
I basically travel 25km down to work at sea level in the morning and return uphill in the afternoon. The last hill i negotiate is very steep (just had the famous comrades marathon- runners walk up there) Halfway up it feels as if the tranny is binding, if i take my foot off the gas it relaxes, when i step on the accelerator it binds again and i basically have to slow right down and go up the hill in 1st gear or stop to make a fresh start. At times it makes a clunk-clunk noise (very scray-like something could break-but no real evidence of broken planetary etc)Another option is to really floor the accelerator, let it kick-down and keep the revs (RPM) high. At the top of the hill it seems to settle again and behaves unless lots of traffic or very warm day.
I am planning to replace the ATF+3 again, with filter and in-out sensors. Also thinking of stripping and use rebuild kit to replace seals etc.
Any idea what is happening? I don't think our dealership has the equipment to pull codes as the chrysler voyager only landed here in RSA in approx1997. I am not convinced it is only heat related, the ATF still looks "reddish" but has taken some punishment. Is a service/rebuild necessary? The ATF over here is R44.95 a quart and i need to be carefull how i sort this problem out. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
I basically travel 25km down to work at sea level in the morning and return uphill in the afternoon. The last hill i negotiate is very steep (just had the famous comrades marathon- runners walk up there) Halfway up it feels as if the tranny is binding, if i take my foot off the gas it relaxes, when i step on the accelerator it binds again and i basically have to slow right down and go up the hill in 1st gear or stop to make a fresh start. At times it makes a clunk-clunk noise (very scray-like something could break-but no real evidence of broken planetary etc)Another option is to really floor the accelerator, let it kick-down and keep the revs (RPM) high. At the top of the hill it seems to settle again and behaves unless lots of traffic or very warm day.
I am planning to replace the ATF+3 again, with filter and in-out sensors. Also thinking of stripping and use rebuild kit to replace seals etc.
Any idea what is happening? I don't think our dealership has the equipment to pull codes as the chrysler voyager only landed here in RSA in approx1997. I am not convinced it is only heat related, the ATF still looks "reddish" but has taken some punishment. Is a service/rebuild necessary? The ATF over here is R44.95 a quart and i need to be carefull how i sort this problem out. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
