Thanks for the reply, Doug. No, it wasn't the first fluid change, but
it has been about 4 years since I did it last, and the car does have a
little over 180,000 miles on it...


> You can use a suction pump to pull fluid out the dipstick. That will
> give you an idea of how much gunk came free.


Okay, I'll give that a try.


> Did you get the filter and pickup back in properly?


I think so. They're definitely in there, and I'm reasonably certain
that I did it properly.


> The 97 should still
> be using ATF +3, but check the service manual to be sure.


It calls for ATF+3, but I couldn't find any, so I used a synthetic ATF
+4, which is supposedly compatible with ATF+3...I could see where it
might be the problem, though...


Thanks,
Tom

 

Thanks for the reply, Doug. No, it wasn't the first fluid change, but
it has been about 4 years since I did it last, and the car does have a
little over 180,000 miles on it...


> You can use a suction pump to pull fluid out the dipstick. That will
> give you an idea of how much gunk came free.


Okay, I'll give that a try.


> Did you get the filter and pickup back in properly?


I think so. They're definitely in there, and I'm reasonably certain
that I did it properly.


> The 97 should still
> be using ATF +3, but check the service manual to be sure.


It calls for ATF+3, but I couldn't find any, so I used a synthetic ATF
+4, which is supposedly compatible with ATF+3...I could see where it
might be the problem, though...


Thanks,
Tom

 

Thanks for the reply, Doug. No, it wasn't the first fluid change, but
it has been about 4 years since I did it last, and the car does have a
little over 180,000 miles on it...


> You can use a suction pump to pull fluid out the dipstick. That will
> give you an idea of how much gunk came free.


Okay, I'll give that a try.


> Did you get the filter and pickup back in properly?


I think so. They're definitely in there, and I'm reasonably certain
that I did it properly.


> The 97 should still
> be using ATF +3, but check the service manual to be sure.


It calls for ATF+3, but I couldn't find any, so I used a synthetic ATF
+4, which is supposedly compatible with ATF+3...I could see where it
might be the problem, though...


Thanks,
Tom

 

googlegroups @ gersic.com wrote:
> Thanks for the reply, Doug. No, it wasn't the first fluid change, but
> it has been about 4 years since I did it last, and the car does have a
> little over 180,000 miles on it...
>
>> You can use a suction pump to pull fluid out the dipstick. That will
>> give you an idea of how much gunk came free.
>
> Okay, I'll give that a try.
>
>> Did you get the filter and pickup back in properly?
>
> I think so. They're definitely in there, and I'm reasonably certain
> that I did it properly.
>
>> The 97 should still
>> be using ATF +3, but check the service manual to be sure.
>
> It calls for ATF+3, but I couldn't find any, so I used a synthetic ATF
> +4, which is supposedly compatible with ATF+3...I could see where it
> might be the problem, though...

Generally you can use +4 in a +3 transmission, but not +3 in a +4 transmission.

Found some more information here.
http://www.usenet.com/newsgroups/rec.../msg03115.html

--
DougW

 

googlegroups @ gersic.com wrote:
> Thanks for the reply, Doug. No, it wasn't the first fluid change, but
> it has been about 4 years since I did it last, and the car does have a
> little over 180,000 miles on it...
>
>> You can use a suction pump to pull fluid out the dipstick. That will
>> give you an idea of how much gunk came free.
>
> Okay, I'll give that a try.
>
>> Did you get the filter and pickup back in properly?
>
> I think so. They're definitely in there, and I'm reasonably certain
> that I did it properly.
>
>> The 97 should still
>> be using ATF +3, but check the service manual to be sure.
>
> It calls for ATF+3, but I couldn't find any, so I used a synthetic ATF
> +4, which is supposedly compatible with ATF+3...I could see where it
> might be the problem, though...

Generally you can use +4 in a +3 transmission, but not +3 in a +4 transmission.

Found some more information here.
http://www.usenet.com/newsgroups/rec.../msg03115.html

--
DougW

 

googlegroups @ gersic.com wrote:
> Thanks for the reply, Doug. No, it wasn't the first fluid change, but
> it has been about 4 years since I did it last, and the car does have a
> little over 180,000 miles on it...
>
>> You can use a suction pump to pull fluid out the dipstick. That will
>> give you an idea of how much gunk came free.
>
> Okay, I'll give that a try.
>
>> Did you get the filter and pickup back in properly?
>
> I think so. They're definitely in there, and I'm reasonably certain
> that I did it properly.
>
>> The 97 should still
>> be using ATF +3, but check the service manual to be sure.
>
> It calls for ATF+3, but I couldn't find any, so I used a synthetic ATF
> +4, which is supposedly compatible with ATF+3...I could see where it
> might be the problem, though...

Generally you can use +4 in a +3 transmission, but not +3 in a +4 transmission.

Found some more information here.
http://www.usenet.com/newsgroups/rec.../msg03115.html

--
DougW

 

googlegroups @ gersic.com wrote:
> Thanks for the reply, Doug. No, it wasn't the first fluid change, but
> it has been about 4 years since I did it last, and the car does have a
> little over 180,000 miles on it...
>
>> You can use a suction pump to pull fluid out the dipstick. That will
>> give you an idea of how much gunk came free.
>
> Okay, I'll give that a try.
>
>> Did you get the filter and pickup back in properly?
>
> I think so. They're definitely in there, and I'm reasonably certain
> that I did it properly.
>
>> The 97 should still
>> be using ATF +3, but check the service manual to be sure.
>
> It calls for ATF+3, but I couldn't find any, so I used a synthetic ATF
> +4, which is supposedly compatible with ATF+3...I could see where it
> might be the problem, though...

Generally you can use +4 in a +3 transmission, but not +3 in a +4 transmission.

Found some more information here.
http://www.usenet.com/newsgroups/rec.../msg03115.html

--
DougW