Transmission

[FutureEcotecOwnerAgain]

does anyone know why when i'm driving and my car sometimes doesnt seem like it shifts properly why its doing it? most of the time its when i gun it and it just seems to slip. do i need to check the transmission fluid?

[FormulaNERD]

did you get CAI?

[FutureEcotecOwnerAgain]

no i dont have a cai. it just slips like it dont wanna go into the next gear

[FormulaNERD]

yea, mine does this. funny thing is it started the very day i got CAI. i know, shouldnt be related i dont think, but i recently switched to WAI and it hasnt done it.

if you shop at kroger, on the back of the receipt they have coupons, one of which is a free transmission diagnoses and computer check at a local shop here in clarksville, that'd be the first route to go.

[Redog]

On hard accel?

Try a tranny flush at the dealer, may be $$$ but it gets all 14 quarts

Mine was $132. $85 of which was tranny fluid

[FutureEcotecOwnerAgain]

i just dont want my tranny to go bad from manually shifting an auto. is that really possible?

[FormulaNERD]

oh, and i can get a tranny flush on post for alot cheaper, im gonna do mine soon, already got the fluid, i'll let you know what the cost is, and get you on post sometime if you want.

[overdrive75]

Originally posted by 03EcotecAlero@Sep 14 2004, 10:56 PM
i just dont want my tranny to go bad from manually shifting an auto. is that really possible?
No it's not going to go bad.

With the ECO it has a very loose torque converter, and under some conditions, it can appear to be slipping, when it is actually not. This is do to the loose converter.

If you have just recently gotten this vehicle and are not used to this 4 banger package, it can give this illusion.

I would not be concerned about it, if it was truely a slipping transmission, you would set a check engine light.