Wudduk74

My '96 ZJ is sticking in 2nd gear sometimes... Can let off of it just a hair & she will shift on out fine. Local tranny shop wants almost $400 to change out 2 solenoids that he says "may be causing it". That seems awfully high for a possible fix. Anyone have any advise?

Willys55

Governor pressure solenoid and output speed sensor are the two most common faults with that trans. Has any other work been down to it and has the trans shop checked the actual output governor pressure with a guage?

SkynetZJ

Yea Find another shop. Any compatant mechanic should be able to run down the issue for an hour or two of diag time. Not tell you it's 400 and may fix the problem thats just lazy.

Willys55

P.S. After you get the info you need, please come back and let others know if the info was helpful.. We all like to know how it turns out in the end.

Willys55

You my friend are clueless, sometimes you can narrow it down quickly and other times no.

SkynetZJ

It has nothing to do with how quickly the problem can be found. It has everything to do with a Tech taking the time to find the issue and not give you some BS "this might fix it" line thats just poor work and bad business no excuse for crap like that. It gives mechanics a bad name, even more so after you spend 400 and they tell you it's going to cost more.

Willys55

Congratulations on your 2nd post.

If this is a high mileage trans 145000+ then even if the tech is right with his diagnosis, it may already be to late because debris from the excessively overheated 2nd gear band may have already plugged up some of the ports in the solenoids and valve body.

Monterey ZJ

My ZJ was doing same thing before i spent to much i changed fluid and filter $30.00 .....shifts perfect

Willys55

Very good advice

SkynetZJ

That would be fine but a good tech would pull the pan and look at the fluid and valve body and know before hand if that is an issue. Or even be able to see the metal in the pan and just tell you you need a rebuild. That "This might fix it" is crap diag. Theres no excuse for that in a professional shop.

Willys55

OK, we are third party observers of info posted here by OP's and there mechanics. Everybody knows that what one is told is rarely what they hear, so lets keep the "professional" jabs to a minimum. We were not there and can only offer info based on what we have to go with. Your opinion is and will always be yours just as everyone else and myself included will carry our opinion. So if you can , offer what is helpful and keep the the rest to yourself.

Wudduk74

$30 for filter & fluid?That guy said $30 for just the filter, then another $60 just for fluid... Trannies are one thing that I have never had much experience with, but that seemed awfully high to me. And it has 153,000 miles on it.

Willys55

Try another shop for the filter and fluid change, get prices. We get about 89.00 for a trans tune up(filter fluid and band adjustment) extra for syn fluid

It is an easy do it yourself job though.

89whiteXJ

Congrats on 2000 Post Russ

Willys55

Thanks Frankie, heck I did not even notice it myself.