The "bloody red stuff" (Dexron-Mercon) is SUPPOSED to go into the transmission! In the dipstick! The final drive with the level plug on the side gets the gear oil! If you did put gear oil in the trany you should flush it out and replace the fluid. If it doesn't shift correctly in most cases it is a problem with the shift computer. The quality of the shifts is dependant on the line pressure, The timing is controlled by the shift computer. Refer to dmcnews.com-tech section- automatic transmission for a procedure to disassemble the filter, clean it, and reassemble. You cannot get all of the old fluid out unless you either have a flushing machine or you disassemble the whole trans and drain out the torque converter. The only other way would be to drop the pan several times after driving, you only get around 3 pints out at a time. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "trekkerlb@xxxx" <TrekkerLB@xxxx> wrote: > > > Hi Group, > > I had an issue with the shifting appearing too rough, slipping when going from reverse to drive. Since I had only gotten a chance to To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/