VP. Strange transmission problem.
Hey all!
So i've got a strange problem and im hoping the transmission wont need replacing.
I had a problem a week ago where a radiator hose split, and i fixed it but the car kept overheating. Long story short i put some chemweld in and it fixed it right up. Couple of days later i removed the bellmouth from the intake manifold. Now i only note these two problems because they MAY be related.
Now, my transmission is slipping. It will stick in first till about 60 then finally change into second, and going 100 down the freeway it will stay in third and its really rough to drive. Took it to a transmission place, and they unlinked the throttle pressure line, it seems to change better once it finally gets into second. Another thing i noticed is it changes alot better when it is cold.
Now, i have no idea what the problem is.
I checked the engine for fault codes, and all i got was 12 (all good)
Hoping someone here can shed some light.
Thanks!
U prob allready checked this, but did u make sure the kickdown cable was in the exact the same position after u put the bellmouth back on? I had a bloke put a trans in my car, but he didn't pull the kickdown cable thru enough, it changed out of 1st very late, and slipped under load. I noticed it the moment I drove 50 odd meters. I guessed straight away, got out, pulled a bit more thru using the push button adj. Did this twice to get it right, and all was great. As I pulled the cable thru I felt that there were two levels of tension, the second a bit stronger than the first. I set mine just a bit into the second level of tension. Ive got just ova 300atw and it's felt fine. Basically the more cable u pull through, the higher the line press Don't ova do it tho, too much press will destroy ur trans, so will too little. Hope this is ur prob, if it isn't, u may well b up for a new trans. Good luck
Hey jordo, all you have to do is push the button and pull the cable back towards you all the way and then turn the throttle like you are reving the car and it will click into the position that it's set for, I did the same as you and could never get it right until i found a post on here about resetting the cable.
Heh guys, thanks for the replies. I tried adjusting the cable but there was no difference
Ahh i see. Cheers,Didn't kno that. That clears something up for me too... coz the trans guy swore he'd adj it right, and I'm now sure he did what u have said. Thing is with mine tho, I have a custom kickdown linkage down the side of the motor rather than on top, coz of my s/charger,85mm throt bod and custom u-bend in the way. The cable being in a completely different location mustve altered it on mine.Originally Posted by baalamb20
mustve made the factory method not work for me?
That's a shame, perhaps the only Cheap and ez thing left to try now is a complete trans fluid change? Mabey u fully cooked the fluid? After that I guess any further testing will require opening it up and looking
What do you mean by converter? And how much is that to replace?
Torque converter is like a silent 5th gear it goes into, normally your car goes into 4th around 60-80k but when the car gets to around 90 - 100k the revs drop again and the torq locks in so it doesn't have high revs when on the freeway
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