AOD-E experts please help!

CnvrtdBrandRice · 07-03-2003

OK in the last 20 miles of an 800 mile cross country move, the AOD-E in our 95 GT took a dump.

We now only have 1st gear, 2nd gear, and reverse. Reverse seems to slip. occasionally it will try to shift to third, but it will rev in neutral, and drop back to second.

Where do we start? Is this a rebuild issue? or a valvebody issue? Any suggestions. Rebuilt transmissions are expensive, let alone one from PA or Lentech.

Mods to the trans/related are: 2800 stall PI stallion converter installed a year ago, and before we bought the car (which was about 2 years ago) there was 3.55 gears, Baumann recal-pro shift kit (set at stage 3), B&M trans cooler

Thanks in advance

Sean and Candice Belden

GTRaptor · 07-03-2003

Many times the selenoids are to blame, but i think you problem is "age" related, probably you fried the clutches.

Theres also the possibility of valvebody problem, go for that first and check the selenoids too.

If that fails im afraid you will have to open it up.

AODE's seem to start dying at around 60k miles (mine died at 50k)

STONECOLD · 07-03-2003

since you went with a higher stall converter you might also want to add a transmission cooler, cause the one thing aod's hate is heat and with the stall conerter you added you just pushed the heat index up. mine died around 70k.

95justang · 07-03-2003

Mine died at 45,000 miles and my rebuild died at 55,000 miles. Time for a T-5!

Blackie94GT · 07-07-2003

My 94 GT trans started slipping real bad at 155,000 miles. I had a rebuilt one installed 3 yeas ago and recently at 222,000 miles the rebuilt one is slipping (67,000 miles later). It is strange, some days it works fine, other days it jerks hard. I have learned how to drive it like this, real easy on the accelerator, when I feel it slip I let off and ease back into it. It's like I can shift it with the gas pedal. It's fine around town below 45 and on the highway above 65, it's the 50 mph range that it slips. It's been doing this for 3 months. The car is all stock, I'm the original owner! I'm getting a new car soon, so I can play with the 94' and do some rebuilding. Thats the only major problem I have had in 9 years and 222,000+ miles. She still looks great, and yes I do I baby her. Love that car!!

kwwheele · 07-08-2003

here's a question for you tranny experts...
if I'm on the highway and hammer it, sometimes it'll downshift right to 3rd, other times it will slip to nuetral, if i don't hammer it all the way down it's fine and will down shift perfect....
any thoughts,
thanks

89stang6.4 · 07-09-2003

my 95 GT died at 95k miles... when it shifts into third it binds up like it's putting on the brakes.. all other gears seem to work okay.