transmission jerks

[LittleBeast]

Honestly having just removed my old tranny and installed another working one, if I were in your shoes, I would first order a solenoid kit for a 90-99 Isuzu transmission, but you will also need one solenoid from a 00+ Isuzu transmission kit, and then order a gasket set that comes with a new filter for the tranny, and 2 gallons of synthetic tranny fluid.

Then you simply remove the mid cross member, drain fluid, remove both tranny pans, clean pans, remove filter, remove old solenoids one at a time and replace with new ones from kit, then notice that one of the solenoids in the small pan area does not match the 90-99 tranny kit, this is the one that comes from the newer 00+ kit. Once new solenoids are installed install new filter, install new gaskets as you replace pans, only hand tighten pan bolts, they do not need to be torqued or you will strip heads, I used one finger on the wrench to tighten and have no leaks. Then fill up with fluid. Doing this process will allow you to see how much metal is on your magnet inside the large pan and address the situation better. If there is not much metal then possibly the new solenoids will fix the problem, if there is quite a but of metal you might be in need of at least a new torque converter if not a rebuild.

But if you are going to go through the trouble of replacing the torque converter might as well try and find another working tranny to put back up in there, that is how much you will never want to work with those torque converter bolts, haha :-)

[Baldwin]

Honestly having just removed my old tranny and installed another working one, if I were in your shoes, I would first order a solenoid kit for a 90-99 Isuzu transmission, but you will also need one solenoid from a 00+ Isuzu transmission kit, and then order a gasket set that comes with a new filter for the tranny, and 2 gallons of synthetic tranny fluid.

Then you simply remove the mid cross member, drain fluid, remove both tranny pans, clean pans, remove filter, remove old solenoids one at a time and replace with new ones from kit, then notice that one of the solenoids in the small pan area does not match the 90-99 tranny kit, this is the one that comes from the newer 00+ kit. Once new solenoids are installed install new filter, install new gaskets as you replace pans, only hand tighten pan bolts, they do not need to be torqued or you will strip heads, I used one finger on the wrench to tighten and have no leaks. Then fill up with fluid. Doing this process will allow you to see how much metal is on your magnet inside the large pan and address the situation better. If there is not much metal then possibly the new solenoids will fix the problem, if there is quite a but of metal you might be in need of at least a new torque converter if not a rebuild.

But if you are going to go through the trouble of replacing the torque converter might as well try and find another working tranny to put back up in there, that is how much you will never want to work with those torque converter bolts, haha :-)

Wow that's detailed. Not power mode. no remote starter. Not low on fluid...but could probably use a flush/replace. Does seem computer related since it seems like I can reboot by turning it on and back off.