help with auto tranny for '95 E36 325

[lckt13]

just bought this 3325 with 118,000 miles and this is the situation:

1. auto trans
2. drives and shifts great in 1,2,3, and R.
3. horrible in Drive: rough jerky shifting, sometimes stuck in high gear while going slow.
4. i drive in 3 then hit the freeway and shift into D

some folks suggest drain and flush and seafoam etc.

your thoughts please

[Wapiennik]

Check the quality and level of the transmission fluid first. The symptoms you're describing sound like most transmission that are slipping and/or have a bad torque converter.

Does it grab well when accelerating at all? Usually the stuck in high gear isn't being stuck in high gear, it just feels like its in high gear cause there's so little grab. Take it to a reputable transmission shop and have it diagnosed. It usually takes an entire day for a real diagnoses.

The great thing about cars like yours and mine is that they are in their mid-teens, and there isn't too much science behind them anymore compared to the cars they work on today, so that labor is less and the parts are cheaper I've noticed.

[lckt13]

yes, it grabs well SOME of the time in Drive. always grabs well in 3.

what do you know/think about Seafoam treatment for both the fuel and tranny?


thanks for the tips Wapiennik! taking it to Aamco since they diagnose for free. if all i can afford i will have them drain and flush same.

i understand the ICV valve in the engine may also have something to do with it shifting badly.