Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Help!!....Is my Auto toasting itself??

[Challenger-II]

My '99 is all stock except for an EZ. It has 62k miles and never slipped before. I'm at a light on a slight incline, it changes, I hit the gas and it felt like I was on ice. Kept pushing the pedal to keep from getting beeped at. It was definitely slipping. After getting up to speed, I kicked it down and thought I felt it slip again. After that I could not get it to slip again. I took off from a start with a healthy puff of black smoke and away she ripped... . no slippage. I got to work and checked my fluid and it actually was over filled. But, it has been that way since it was serviced 30k ago.



Is it going south :{ or maybe just a band adjustment? Maybe something was slick on the asphalt? Any comments will be appreciated

 

[Mopar-muscle]

tough to diagnose without driving it but i'll give it a shot ...



ok , stock , stock tc and VB ? no DTT tc saver ?



the forward clutch pack has pretty tight clearance and the factory clutches hold well , just an EZ should not slip that clutch pack , have seen very few that were slipped . its is usually caused by no fluid , lo fluid or the bellvue spring losing it spring and the piston popping of its bore and wiping the seal , but if that happen you'd know it , no forward motion , i just pulled apart a core trans that had the forward pack smoked with the above mention carnage .



i have a TC saver and if i don't wait for the dash to do it self check and start the truck to quickly SOMETIMES the PCM gets confused and the lockup apply signal is held on ... i see the light on the TC saver lit when it shouldn't be , if i drive off like this it feels like something is slipping or no power , cycle the key and all is fine . one sign for me , with the 93 tc anywho , is when i put it in gear the truck doesn't move off on its on like normally ...



might be getting to be time to bite the bullet and upgrade the trans ...

 

[Challenger-II]

Originally posted by Mopar-muscle

tough to diagnose without driving it but i'll give it a shot ...



ok , stock , stock tc and VB ? no DTT tc saver ?

Mopar-Muscle... ... The transmission is all stock. I have an extended warranty so if it is toasting it will have to be a stock replacement:{ . My plan is to at least upgrade the valve body though.

 

[Mopar-muscle]

well if you have a warranty and are concerned wit hit then you still have 38k to go , depending on how you get along with your specific dealership they will throw the void flag for even a VB saying the increased pressure is causing the slippage , and they'll say it with a straight face also .



pull the EZ , take it in and have the fluid changed and drop the pan to see whats inside .



did you cycle the key and this went away or was it just from one stop light to the next ?

 

[Challenger-II]

I have 62k on the clock and it is has a warranty till 75k. I actually can't wait till it is over so I can put on a VB. As far as when it stopped slipping... ... I never cycled the key and it seemed to have disappeared at the next light. Shortly after that I shut off to drop the kids at school. Started out again and still no slipping. I will have to see what happens after work. My feeling is if it is going, it won't get any better!

 

[Mopar-muscle]

Originally posted by Challenger-II

it won't get any better!

all depends on how you drive it ... .



though i don't condone this , because of my stubborness and doing way to much work for other people i have been driving for close to 30k with a slipping 3rd gear clutch pack :{... i can't tow , can't drag race and had to remove my EZ , the PE is for boost module duty only , HX40 in a box in the basement , WOT shift from 2nd to 3rd sends my tach to 3500rpm .



I finally have the time and a core trans to make the swap happen in my own time frame , though i could have saved $300 (core price) as my truck will be down for a week while i undercoat the cab, drain the cooling system and pull the radiator to have the oil from that silly breather cleaned out of it and see if i can move my a/c condensor back behind the intercooler where it should be ...