Hey everyone I have a 97 obs with 270,000 miles and it has an issue when I let off the pedal. It doesn't happen all the time but when it does the car does not respond when I press the gas for a second or two and then it will thud into gear. When it's doing this it feels almost like it braking and the rpms drop slowly. Just so you know I have owned this car near 4 years and have put over 80,000 miles on it. The brakes, calipers, drums, and shoes have been replaced over time. It has been doing this since the day I drove it home. The transmission fluid was a thick black sludge almost when I first for it and besides happening on and off had never been a issue but I have noticed it getting more and more frequent. I have a spare transmission was just wondering if anyone else had a thought of what it could be.

Thanks

try 3 drain/fill cycles on the trans - with a little driving in between. On the final fill, try a bottle of Trans-X . I have read a few reports of it helping with 'delayed engagement'.

I'd use Valvoline MaxLife ATF

 

Almost certainly going to need a trans. Once they start doing stuff like that and the fluid looks like death - no amount of flushing them will bring it back. 

GD

I have done the 3x drain and fill with the trans x when I bought the car which helped a lot but never went fully away. I figured it was gonna need a transmission hence why i have a spare. Besides this this car has been the cheapest car I have owned more so then my legacies and my forester

Just make sure you do not jack the new one on the pan.  If the pan is already dented change it out or fix it.

Yes I’ll make sure to not do that. I know how little space there is between the pan and the solenoids.