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Hi all,
My VS Stato has got a v6 ectoech with a 4l60e trans, the trans is supposed to be a stage 2 unit fitted with corvette servos.
Over the last two months it started flaring up when shifting from 1st into 2nd, it wasn't too noticable but over the last few days its gotten to the point where it won't shift into 2nd untill 6500rpm - if at all. it also won't select 2nd when kicking down from 3rd, it will kick down to 1st and hold that at redline instead.
Also we don't think its selecting overdrive under load, at 100kph on the freeway, with the shifter in 4th position, it will sit at about 2800rpm on throttle. But off throttle if you move the selector from 4th into 3rd and back again there is a noticable drop in rpm.
We checked the fluid level and its ok, but the fluid in the trans is black.
We were thinking of changing the shift solenoids and changing the trans filter and re-filling it with fresh oil but we aren't confident that will solve the issue. Has anyone got any thoughts as to what the issue might be, or any tests we can perform before spending a whole bunch of money just on a guess?
Thanks,
Marty
My VS Stato has got a v6 ectoech with a 4l60e trans, the trans is supposed to be a stage 2 unit fitted with corvette servos.
Over the last two months it started flaring up when shifting from 1st into 2nd, it wasn't too noticable but over the last few days its gotten to the point where it won't shift into 2nd untill 6500rpm - if at all. it also won't select 2nd when kicking down from 3rd, it will kick down to 1st and hold that at redline instead.
Also we don't think its selecting overdrive under load, at 100kph on the freeway, with the shifter in 4th position, it will sit at about 2800rpm on throttle. But off throttle if you move the selector from 4th into 3rd and back again there is a noticable drop in rpm.
We checked the fluid level and its ok, but the fluid in the trans is black.
We were thinking of changing the shift solenoids and changing the trans filter and re-filling it with fresh oil but we aren't confident that will solve the issue. Has anyone got any thoughts as to what the issue might be, or any tests we can perform before spending a whole bunch of money just on a guess?
Thanks,
Marty