F-i-n-a-l-l-y able to borrow a lift, etc. and find the time . . .

Had to remove a little less than 1.5 gallon to get the ATF correct level. Put it through the gears - all of them. Geartronic showed 1,2,3 and 4. Shifting was smooth - once I figured how to move the shifter just so . . . Everything ...

I can't do the drill . . . The prospect sounds scary. I couldn't do it and don't know anyone that could.

So . . . I followed instructions in SuperHerman's last post. The fluid is bright red and clean. Not only is it clean, it's been overfilled.

I've started the car, let it run, tried putting it through its gears, but won't go forward or back. It doesn't even act like it wants to move (as it did ...

Before d-day back in late March, I heard some whining but only when I started the car in the morning and only for a minute then it would go away. No clunking sounds have ever occurred. If I understand what slippage is [feels sort of like when you hit a patch of ice - like the car's not sure what to ...

I agree: the transmission was probably never serviced. !@&#

My BF's mechanic/friend came over to "help" and basically took over claiming he knew what to do. Two of the three gallons of Valvoline MaxLife ATF were used. Fluid out-go/in-go was not measured. He said the gunk was from disintegrating ...

I didn't write last weekend after the drain and fill out of embarrassment. The fluid that was drained was quite dark. The car drove around a block before losing engagement, so we pulled over. It would not go in reverse. Upon transferring the first gallon container that held the oldest drained fluid ...

Thank you, SuperHerman. I'll keep what you wrote in mind . . .

I borrowed a code reader from a local Napa store and started the car. It was eager to advance in drive and also reverse. The whirling sound was minimal, but present after first starting the car, then went away. The codes were P0033 ...

Gentlemen ~

Thank you so much for the detailed explanations, photos, and the suggestions. The clear explanations really helped me to understand how the transmission works and provided the reasoning for moving along a particular path to a possible solution.

From everything I’ve read and my ...

01_Nautic_V70 asked: "When the unit was running/warming up, did it have a whining sound from the transmission area?"

When it was running/warming up this weekend, no, it did NOT have that sound. However, shortly before I was unable to drive it a few weeks ago it DID. What do you make of it???

Thanks for the warm greetings, guys! It's nice to be among friendly and helpful folks :-)

This weekend's update: the BF's buddy with the fancy-schmancy code reader has been incognito. Nevertheless, I started it up and cleaned the interior while waiting for the engine to warm. While cleaning ...