Thread: dexron 6 issues in a 2000 GTP

Originally Posted by FordMan77

Give it time, you"ll have them too You'll probably loose OD at some point. Judging by the year you probably have about 120K+ on it so its inevitable.

Just save some $$$ up and get a good rebuild when the time comes.

83,000 miles actually, guy before me (im the second owner) didnt drive much. When do people start having problems with these transmissions? keep in mind that I don't beat on it at all.

Niiiice, low miles FTW. Well it varies depending on how abused it has been, and the maint. schedule. I would say you could get over 160K+ on it if you keep up with it and don't beat on it everywhere you drive.

That and letting it shuffle between 3rd and OD around 45-47mph will cause the 4th clutch hub to strip and loose OD. I usually keep mine in 3 unless I know I will be above 45 for a while and then I shift it into D while cruising.

Originally Posted by FordMan77

Niiiice, low miles FTW. Well it varies depending on how abused it has been, and the maint. schedule. I would say you could get over 160K+ on it if you keep up with it and don't beat on it everywhere you drive.

That and letting it shuffle between 3rd and OD around 45-47mph will cause the 4th clutch hub to strip and loose OD. I usually keep mine in 3 unless I know I will be above 45 for a while and then I shift it into D while cruising.

Haha thats funny... 90% of my driving is going between 45-50 mph on county roads. My car usually drops into OD with performance shift off at around 40-42ish, so I try not to let it hunt too much. Man I miss driving a manual transmission car. So much simpler

Like the 4-2 downshift and then WOT shifts into OD?

Yeah, you want your PCM to relearn now that the fluid is different. I didn't know you could do this by touching the connections together, I just leave one end off the battery and eat a sandwich. Or use a TechII or something to reset the transmission settings.