Is my transmission going
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<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I think my 4R70W transmission is going out<IMG src=smileys/smiley19.gif border="0">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sometimes when it shifts to 4<SUP>th</SUP> gear it feels like it’s slipping or something. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN>This only happens when I’m slowly accelerating. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN>It’s kind of like if you shifted a manual too early and it shakes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It doesn’t shake really bad but I can feel it.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>My car has 84,000 miles and the fluid on the dipstick smells burnt.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I took it to a transmission shop and they said NOT to change the fluid because my transmission is going out and the new fluid would dissolve the clutches. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN>Is this true or are they trying to make my transmission fail so they get the $1,400 + faster? <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN>I always thought that bad fluid could make a transmission run poorly and changing it would help.</P></FONT>
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1996 V-6 convertible, BBK CAI, Flowmaster dual exhaust.
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