1991 240 Transmission not engaging any gear.

yosef7 · Post by **yosef7** » 20 Feb 2014, 06:02

My 91 240 automatic transmission stopped working yesterday. Engine runs and revs fine. It was slow in shifting gears the day before but nothing to suggest a total failure. Yesterday, I backed up. went forward and drove aprox 6 miles city to hwy and the transmission was no longer engaged while driving. Pulled over and called for a tow. After checking fluid levels and color/smell. (Both fine) I thought, give it a try. It worked for about another mile or two. I waited again and again it worked, for another mile. Limped it back home this way. Any ideas of what I should look at today.? Great vehicle other wise. 250k on the vehicle. yosef

yosef7 · Post by **yosef7** » 26 Feb 2014, 05:42

Changed fluid. Helped for short trip. fluid gets hot and no movement. Any ideas on rebuilding, replacing, or I will have to sell.

Post by **98T5** » 26 Feb 2014, 14:03

Is it leaking out somewhere? when was the last time you changed the tranny filter. sometimes they leak at the spedo cable going into the tranny. mine is doing it now. I just add a tab of ATF daily until I can fix the leak, but it shifts fine.

Maybe it's time for a rebuild? how many miles on it? junkyard have em for cheap if you decide to buy another tranny. just don't crush it!!!

yosef7 · Post by **yosef7** » 28 Feb 2014, 07:42

Thanks. I just changed the fluid the week this started. no leaks. I think it is time for a rebuild. Seals must not be holding when fluid gets hot and thin.

Post by **mikealder** » 28 Feb 2014, 09:03

When you are checking the autobox fluid level you are doing it with the engine running, if not the dipstick won't read the level correctly - Mike

lummert · Post by **lummert** » 28 Feb 2014, 17:57

yosef7 wrote:Thanks. I just changed the fluid the week this started. no leaks. I think it is time for a rebuild. Seals must not be holding when fluid gets hot and thin.

Did this problem start before or after changing the fluid?