Originally Posted By: meep
LG red not going to help.
the transmission is failing. not enough line pressure or clutch material --- you need to get the thing to GRIP.
LG Red tries to meet spec for proper friction. you don't want that.
You want thicker fluid if it's low line pressure, to artificially raise the psi. Or you want a grippier fluid if the clutch doesn't have much material left in it.
Unless it's something like a binding solenoid, plugged valve, in which case fluid games probably just aren't going to help.
Slap an ATF +4 in there, or a universal fluid. See what it does. If it's TOO harsh, you went in the right direction and can dial it back some with LG Black, which will make it slip more. Add LG B in TINY amounts, or you'll be back where you started. by tiny I mean no more than a tsp at a time.
I've never used lucas, but if it thickens the ATF, I'd absolutely try it. In fact, I'd probably try it First, before getting rid of the old fluid.
Another trick is to add 1-2 tbsp of brake fluid. Swells seals that are shrinking and cracking. It will hang in there for a month or too, but after that the seals will likely melt and it will be DONE. This obviously only works if the problem is with internal seal failure.
Either way, don't go out buying whole new fills of boutique fluids. You will unlikely get more than 6 months from this unit, and possibly much less depending on how it is now.
Lucas is VERY thick. It literally took me ten minutes to pour one 24 oz bottle in my transmission. When I first did it, I thought I had gotten gear oil by mistake but a quick google search revealed it's suppose to be this way.
LG red not going to help.
the transmission is failing. not enough line pressure or clutch material --- you need to get the thing to GRIP.
LG Red tries to meet spec for proper friction. you don't want that.
You want thicker fluid if it's low line pressure, to artificially raise the psi. Or you want a grippier fluid if the clutch doesn't have much material left in it.
Unless it's something like a binding solenoid, plugged valve, in which case fluid games probably just aren't going to help.
Slap an ATF +4 in there, or a universal fluid. See what it does. If it's TOO harsh, you went in the right direction and can dial it back some with LG Black, which will make it slip more. Add LG B in TINY amounts, or you'll be back where you started. by tiny I mean no more than a tsp at a time.
I've never used lucas, but if it thickens the ATF, I'd absolutely try it. In fact, I'd probably try it First, before getting rid of the old fluid.
Another trick is to add 1-2 tbsp of brake fluid. Swells seals that are shrinking and cracking. It will hang in there for a month or too, but after that the seals will likely melt and it will be DONE. This obviously only works if the problem is with internal seal failure.
Either way, don't go out buying whole new fills of boutique fluids. You will unlikely get more than 6 months from this unit, and possibly much less depending on how it is now.
Lucas is VERY thick. It literally took me ten minutes to pour one 24 oz bottle in my transmission. When I first did it, I thought I had gotten gear oil by mistake but a quick google search revealed it's suppose to be this way.
