tell me about torque converters.

[pillzor]

i thought my trans was slipping today ( just chucked a delcowizard chip in, goes nice!) gunning round in power mode as you do and i thought i noticed some slipping in my trans , talked too someone in the know about it and apparantly its just the torque converter doing its job , so tell me .... how do i know when my trans is slipping or when its just the torque converter doing what its meant too do.

[delcowizzid]

depends on what sort of revs its slipping at the torque convertor wont get to its stall point till a we way up in the revs its most likely the extra rpm before the shift you are noticing more than anything or the auto is a bit on the tired side and could do with the line pressure upped a little once you get your shiftkit installed and the box serviced it should be fine.

[pillzor]

id say it would be around after 3.5k its doing it , only if in power mode and not very often.
just tryed the same kind of driving in economy and the wheels actually spun a bit coupled with the `slipping`.

[Chirpstr]

The TCC will be applied in third and fourth even with the power button engaged, so maybe this is whats happening.

[pillzor]

hmm, not really much i can do about it till i get my shift kit done is there? seems too be a fair bit of power going too waste.
doesnt slip in 1st or 2nd either so i guess that indicates the torque converter , either way its not an issue until im driving like i shouldnt be :P