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North Coast XC
08-14-2002, 12:50 PM
I have recently notied in my 99 XC that when the transmission automatically gears down on hills that the shift is not smooth.  It "clunks" into the lower gear.  The upshift doesn't have a problem.  Is this typical?

Jeff N
02-18-2003, 10:45 PM
Had the same problem with my 98 X-C with mileage of around 50k. Dealer replaced transmission fluid and the shifting improved dramatically. I change the transmission fluid every 20K now.

wills
02-19-2003, 10:55 PM
You should change tranny atf at least every 20k miles. You should also use synthetic atf, it will reduce friction, smooth shifts a bit, and make the tranny happy. http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/happy.gif