lost 4th gear please help no other transprotation

[jason-1995fbody]

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was driveing home today and noticed the rpms were at like 3000 so i looked down to be sure it was in drive and it was
so at the next stop i drove and looked for the shifts 1to2 ok 2to3 ok 3to4 never happened so i got home a looked at fluid it was full and a little brown been brown for a while
also for a while now whne driving about 35 to 45 it felt like it was comeing in ad out of overdrive kinda felt like it was lugging the car

please any help the metro is down and this is the only thing left that is mobile
also just in case its a 95 a4 3.4 v6

im gunna change the fluid tomarrow after that i dont know anything about electronic transmissions
if ifind anything else ill post but for now i cant do anything :1 zhelp::1zh elp::1zhel p:

[mercedes420]

Change the fluid and the filter.. Make sure to leave about one quart room for a bottle of LUCAS Trans treatment.. Can be bought at any NAPA.. This should work.. good Luck

[CreepingDeath94]

If the fluid has been brown for a while and is finally starting to give you real trouble, a simple change of the fluid and filter, even with the additive, probably isnt going to fix it. It sounds like the tranny is slipping in the higher gears and is working its way down. Hopefully the additive will help you get by for a while, but you're probably going to have to get it rebuilt soon. Clutches and what not inside are worn from the sound of it.

[doodad]

Originally Posted by CreepingDeath94

If the fluid has been brown for a while and is finally starting to give you real trouble, a simple change of the fluid and filter, even with the additive, probably isnt going to fix it. It sounds like the tranny is slipping in the higher gears and is working its way down. Hopefully the additive will help you get by for a while, but you're probably going to have to get it rebuilt soon. Clutches and what not inside are worn from the sound of it.

l definetely aggree!!!

[jason-1995fbody]

drove to work to day and every thing was fine

so i cam home and changed the fluid anyway and added some lukas stuff man is it better

the only thing that was weird was the magnent from the pan was on the side and againsed a selonoid so for now i think every thing is good to go im gunna go beat on it tomarrow to get the trans good and hot and see what happens
thanks for the help

[97cavalier]

if your fluid was tha bad and you changed it, i would think about getting a aftermarket tranny cooler just to be safe.

[jason-1995fbody]

Originally Posted by 97cavalier

if your fluid was tha bad and you changed it, i would think about getting a aftermarket tranny cooler just to be safe.

so i m getting one

[mercedes420]

I knew that Lucas stuff would fix the problem.. I work for NAPA auto parts and all of my customers swear by it.. I use it in my firebird... I'm happy that everything worked out for your car... Lucas makes alot of additives for autos and even heavy duty trucks and trailers.. Happy motoring..