gkoenig

I decided to change my own transmission fluid. A few days later, it felt like the transmission was slipping at take-off.

As it turns out, the damn transmission filter has a neck on it with a rubber friction washer and its the only thing holding it in place. The filter came out of the hole and was resting in the transmission oil pan. This was causing "cavitation".

Make triple sure that your replacement filter is seated properly before you put the pan back on.

A horrible design in my opinion.

maco

really thinking here it wasn't installed correctly (seated all the way) I had that same problem years ago when I done my first tranny service on my 02...I caught mine before putting it all back together....they been doing it that way forever!! done many services after with no problems.... traded that trk. in @ 647,000 6 yrs. later.

white89gt

Let me guess. It's an E4OD/4R100?

gkoenig

Yes, thats the one

white89gt

Introducing the E4OD/4R100 filter clip...

mbb

The last brand i used was wix, it was a much tighter fit than the previous store brand.

paker

What a great idea! It happened to me once on another vehicle. I still have no idea why the filter came loose. But this is a better approach. I am going to fab a clip from a stainless steel sheet metal and install on all my vehicles.

jethat

Always push the filter until you feel it pop..

Jbrew

Okay, so what's that for ? Looks like it's attached to the valve body. Alright, I guess I see what it's suppose to do but yea, installing the filter correctly would be the best option IMO. Yea, never heard of the E4OD/4R100 having a filter problem such as this...weird.