transmission selenoid
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transmission selenoid
I had my truck in for an alignment and tire rotation at a car dealership across the street. The service dept manager told me he worked for ford for 20 years in a service dept, and he told me my transmission needed a new solenoid. My symptoms are when I first put it in reverse and drive, it takes a few seconds to get going. Once it warms up, everything works great. No overdrive light blinking or anything like that. Last time it did this was a little over a year ago, I flushed the trans fluid, and it ran amazing. Anyway, he told me I needed a solenoid that moves the ***** around the trans. He said when they get older they gum up and have a hard time moving the *****, especially when cold. I don't have the greatest knowledge of this stuff, hence why I'm on here, but I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction as far as what to order and how to install.
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Truck = 99 F250 7.3L 200K.
Thanks!!
Truck = 99 F250 7.3L 200K.
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Interesting that the recent post where MK noted that reverse doesn't use solenoids and you should also have the 4r100 tranny.
Sounds like you need more tranny advice.
See this post below.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...o-reverse.html
Sounds like you need more tranny advice.
See this post below.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...o-reverse.html
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He's making that up. There is no solenoid that moves the ***** around. I would never set foot in that place again. They seem to be as crooked as a $3 bill.
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LOL....Thanks for the replies guys!
This is why I came on here to make sure everything was straightened out. The thing is he didnt want to sell me anything, just told me what his experience was working at the dealership. He said I should take it to a Ford dealer and they will be able to tell me exactly what solenoid it needed.
My question is this. Last year it was doing this exact same thing. I got a flush, and it fixed everything. It ran amazing for about 11 months, then slowly starting doing this again. Any suggestions?
This is why I came on here to make sure everything was straightened out. The thing is he didnt want to sell me anything, just told me what his experience was working at the dealership. He said I should take it to a Ford dealer and they will be able to tell me exactly what solenoid it needed.
My question is this. Last year it was doing this exact same thing. I got a flush, and it fixed everything. It ran amazing for about 11 months, then slowly starting doing this again. Any suggestions?
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LOL....Thanks for the replies guys!
This is why I came on here to make sure everything was straightened out. The thing is he didnt want to sell me anything, just told me what his experience was working at the dealership. He said I should take it to a Ford dealer and they will be able to tell me exactly what solenoid it needed.
My question is this. Last year it was doing this exact same thing. I got a flush, and it fixed everything. It ran amazing for about 11 months, then slowly starting doing this again. Any suggestions?
This is why I came on here to make sure everything was straightened out. The thing is he didnt want to sell me anything, just told me what his experience was working at the dealership. He said I should take it to a Ford dealer and they will be able to tell me exactly what solenoid it needed.
My question is this. Last year it was doing this exact same thing. I got a flush, and it fixed everything. It ran amazing for about 11 months, then slowly starting doing this again. Any suggestions?
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