Dodge Ram transmission problem

Asked by karolvernon May 04, 2016 at 11:25 PM about the 1998 Dodge RAM 1500 Laramie SLT 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Drove truck when it was one and a half quart low
of transmission fluid truck got where it would not
shift added fluid now it's better but slow to shift
out of first

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Mikbek answered 8 years ago

One possibility is sometimes the contaminates in old fluid actually help clutches to work better. By your adding so much NEW fluid you may have actually created a little less effectiveness in an already wearing out trans. As contaminates flow thru again it may get better, just wait and see is my suggestion. Hope that helps my friend!

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firebird338 answered 8 years ago

Try adding some Lucas Transmission Stop Slip no promises but it worked for me when I had a similar shifting problem. Do not over fill remove some fluid if necessary.

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