loud clicking noise shifting out or reverse

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    jason
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    I have an ’88 civic with an automatic transmission. every time I shift out or reverse, into park, or nuetral, it will make a loud clicking (grinding?) sound for a second or two. every gear works smoothly, no slipping. drive shifts through gears just fine. I changed the fluid. old fluid was pretty dark. any ideas or suggestions? something I can try that would narrow this down further? thanks in advance

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    I think you have solved the problem. With transmission fluid as dark as you say it was, it is not doing its job of lubricating the parts of the transmission so when you shift you are getting some metal-on-metal clashing. With the proper level of clean transmission fluid, the gears are now surrounded by liquid that is doing its job.

    With the transmission now properly lubricated and cooled — transmission fluid also acts as coolant for the transmission — you should find that your shifter will work fine until it’s time for the next refill in about 30,000 miles.

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