E4OD Tranny problems!
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E4OD Tranny problems!
My grandpa drives a '85 F150 with the auto E4OD transmission. Lately it will while driving switch into neutral by itself, and lose power to everything, all he can do then is coast. A mechanic has replaced the sensor 3 times, and still had the same problem.
I did a search, didn't really find anything relating to this, although I just skimmed some threads.
So my question is, could it be the transmission itself? They want to charge $2500 to swap out for a new one, but I would like to make sure this is not solved a different way before forking over that kind of cash. I don't see how a sensor would cause it to shift by itself, so I was thinking the gears are messed up or lose or something, letting it slide or jam into neutral. Please, any insight would help at this point. Thanks in advance.
I did a search, didn't really find anything relating to this, although I just skimmed some threads.
So my question is, could it be the transmission itself? They want to charge $2500 to swap out for a new one, but I would like to make sure this is not solved a different way before forking over that kind of cash. I don't see how a sensor would cause it to shift by itself, so I was thinking the gears are messed up or lose or something, letting it slide or jam into neutral. Please, any insight would help at this point. Thanks in advance.
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I'd take it to an actual transmission shop, as opposed to just a general mechanic. A lot of times, the specialty shops are better than the general shops for such a diagnosis. I can't see a sensor being the problem, as the sensors are generally for speed only. This sounds more like a linkage or loose cable problem, or possibly a wiring problem.
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Originally Posted by destruck
My grandpa drives a '85 F150 with the auto E4OD transmission. Lately it will while driving switch into neutral by itself, and lose power to everything, all he can do then is coast. A mechanic has replaced the sensor 3 times, and still had the same problem.
I did a search, didn't really find anything relating to this, although I just skimmed some threads.
So my question is, could it be the transmission itself? They want to charge $2500 to swap out for a new one, but I would like to make sure this is not solved a different way before forking over that kind of cash. I don't see how a sensor would cause it to shift by itself, so I was thinking the gears are messed up or lose or something, letting it slide or jam into neutral. Please, any insight would help at this point. Thanks in advance.
I did a search, didn't really find anything relating to this, although I just skimmed some threads.
So my question is, could it be the transmission itself? They want to charge $2500 to swap out for a new one, but I would like to make sure this is not solved a different way before forking over that kind of cash. I don't see how a sensor would cause it to shift by itself, so I was thinking the gears are messed up or lose or something, letting it slide or jam into neutral. Please, any insight would help at this point. Thanks in advance.
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