So you guys aren't gonna believe this. So we put the new housing on everything tightened everything up took it for a test drive and his tuner says it's stuck in 4th gear and clunks sometimes when he puts it drive and says range shift inhibited while driving it never leaves 4th just goes right from park to 4th. I know nsbu switches cause this but he just replaced it. Could it be the trans is stil in limp mode? Or bad wiring connectors? The trans don't leak and was put together by a trans shop and they said everything looked fine so I don't think it's that.
Stuck in 4th gear clunks range shift inhibited
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Could be the E trim valve is stuck. Do you have reverse?
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Some more info would be nice. What year or truck, what housing are you talking about why was said housing replaced?
Stop using your smarts, you're liable to make this process easier
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Extension housing cracked causing trans to leak thus throwing it in limp mode. Well now everytjing has been put back on and the transmission was taken apart and looked at by trans shop which said everything looked good. Truck is an 03 and I will get the codes tomorrow
Probably going to have a p0872 and going to need to clean up the e valve's bore (do NOT sand the valve itself you'll ruin it) over torquing, debris, a burr, or even looking at it cross eyed will make that valve stick. There is also another code that will trip for the e valve but don't remember it off the top of my head
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You need a better scan tool. p0700 is a ECM code and only means the TCM requesting a MIL. You need to be able to scan the TCM. Who installed the kit, shop or you?
Cleaning it isn't too bad and depends on how quickly you want it out. If you drain the fluid then let it sit so stuff can finish draining into the pan it's less messy. But I have been know it be impatient and it can be a drippy bitch going that route.
Once you get the valve body off, you need to disassemble and clean the bore of the valve. I used 320g wet/dry sand paper on a piece of round stock and once everything moved freely I cleaned it up with 1000g. Not sure if the 1000g was necessary but just me being over cautious.
I'd make sure you have a manual to go by and make sure your work area is extremely clean and you're cleaning everything meticulously. You seem to leave out a lot of info and go at these things half cocked
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Cleaning it isn't too bad and depends on how quickly you want it out. If you drain the fluid then let it sit so stuff can finish draining into the pan it's less messy. But I have been know it be impatient and it can be a drippy bitch going that route.
Once you get the valve body off, you need to disassemble and clean the bore of the valve. I used 320g wet/dry sand paper on a piece of round stock and once everything moved freely I cleaned it up with 1000g. Not sure if the 1000g was necessary but just me being over cautious.
I'd make sure you have a manual to go by and make sure your work area is extremely clean and you're cleaning everything meticulously. You seem to leave out a lot of info and go at these things half cocked
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Limp mode still
So the truck was going from park to drive and going right to fourth gear pulled the code and it was e valve stuck open. Last night from 7:30pm to 6:00am I took the whole valve body apart and cleaned the valves/ bores the whole assembly three valves were stuck and gunked up took3 hours to clean I made sure the vaulve went through the bore easy and put everything back together. Started the truck put it in drive it went from first gear to neutral to fifth I was frustrated as hell went to bed started it again put it on drive went from 1st to neutral to 3rd gear. So it's no longer doing the 4th gear thing anymore. I did check and it was low on trans fluid so I'm going to put some in it and get the limp mode codes deleted and see if that works
So the truck was going from park to drive and going right to fourth gear pulled the code and it was e valve stuck open. Last night from 7:30pm to 6:00am I took the whole valve body apart and cleaned the valves/ bores the whole assembly three valves were stuck and gunked up took3 hours to clean I made sure the vaulve went through the bore easy and put everything back together. Started the truck put it in drive it went from first gear to neutral to fifth I was frustrated as hell went to bed started it again put it on drive went from 1st to neutral to 3rd gear. So it's no longer doing the 4th gear thing anymore. I did check and it was low on trans fluid so I'm going to put some in it and get the limp mode codes deleted and see if that works
OP don't NOT touch the valve on sandpaper. It's the worst thing you can do. Once you take away the sharp edges off the valve it will get stuck easily. You need to straighten the bore in the valve body.
In one post you say don't sand it then the next post you say use 320 grit sandpaper. Kinda contradicting lol