Tranny won't shift out of 1st
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Took my 90 XJ to the car wash today to pressure wash the grunge off the valve cover so I could replace the leaking gasket. Cleaned the heck out of it but on the way back it wouldn't shift out of 1st gear! Any clues? I have attached 3 pics I took of what I found that was loose/odd when I eyeballed it. The first one is a loose coupling at the termination end, the second is at its beginning and the last one looks to me to be a vacuum line that was dangling. All these are on the right side of the motor.
Any help is appreciated 'cause I have no clue why this started suddenly. I thought maybe it was because I had gotten an electrical connection wet but all is dry now and it still persists.
As always, thanks for any help!
Any help is appreciated 'cause I have no clue why this started suddenly. I thought maybe it was because I had gotten an electrical connection wet but all is dry now and it still persists.
As always, thanks for any help!
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Did you pressure wash the under the Jeep around the transmission on the driver's side? There's some wiring there that goes to a speed sensor on the transmission. If it shorts to ground, it tells the TCU that you're not moving and then it won't upshift.
If you need to drive it as-is, you can disconnect the TCU under the glove box side of the dash. The trans won't shift automatically so you'll have to move the gear selector 1, 3, D etc (almost like a manual) but it will work.
If you need to drive it as-is, you can disconnect the TCU under the glove box side of the dash. The trans won't shift automatically so you'll have to move the gear selector 1, 3, D etc (almost like a manual) but it will work.
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Probably got the TPS wet and/or the trans plugs.
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