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Ok, so the car is a 1995 mx3 4cyl. When the car was in drive or reverse you had to rev the engine to about 4-5000 rpm to get the car to move. It would get to about 15 mph and stay in first gear. I bought a used tranny and replaced it. Once I did that the car doesnt move. Now around 5000 rpms it will barely try to pull and nothing in reverse. The next thing I did was pull the tranny and install another torque converter.....same thing..... I have no idea whats going on. I know little about auto trans so please answer to where i will understand. Also what do the sensors on the tranny do? The one on the shift lever and the one that sticks into the hole on the right from the top with the two wire plug? Pleas respond quikly...

I had the same problems before my tranny gave out. But, I replaced mine with a used tranny.... and it's been working great, for almost a year and a half now. I'm thinking that the tranny you have, even though you replaced the converter, is bad. I know you had questions about the button on the side of the shifter.... when that button is pressed...it holds the gear into place. That little button, I assume you are also talking about is on the side of the shift console right? I'm uncertain what that is for.

If you can, I suggest you take it to a shop to see if it's all hooked up correctly.

By the way, is your hold light on your gauge cluster flashing on and off? And did you fill up the tranny with the correct amount of tranny fluid?

Yes and that nasty torque converter uses fluid too

I meant the shifter lever that is actually on the transmission.....the round shaft that the shifter cable connects to.. i was wondering what that sensor connected to that does

I am experiencing the same problem. But, I don't know if my tranny is busted. My transmission lines have pretty much rotted. Or so I'm told. But I was having the same symptoms.

My big problem lies with the fact that tranny lines are discontinued.
Would you guys know by any chance, how I could get my hands on some? Are after-market ones available?

I'm having the same issue, ACCEPT my hold light has been flashing ever since Ive had the car and even before that it was flashing for 3 months. I am not having any issues in going into gears nor am I having any issues in driving, however the hold light flashes when you get up to speed in drive, it does not flash in reverse nor any other time.