Originally Posted by
zip439
Are you making the repairs or taking it to a shop? Either way use the correct fluid Pentosin ATF 134 red. It is made by Fuchs in Germany.
I mention this because most shops will not have that, but will dump Dexron into it. Buy the fluid yourself so you know it is correct and be certain that it is put into the transmission.
We repair cars ourselves, my dad has been working on cars his entire life and dedicates an entire garage space with all his tools, lifts, and accessories; he knows what he's doing. He brought up the transmission fluid and that I had to pay $150 for 10 quarts or something ridiculous like that. The only time he needs to take cars into a shop is when he doesn't have expensive specialty parts that may only be used once in the car's lifetime. That's another reason he doesn't have STAR diagnostics because it's not necessary for him to fix the problem. The DTC is all he needs to lead him in the right direction.
We concluded that the issue was the conductor plate which is what we plan to replace.