per0xide
07-18-2005, 12:28 PM
I'm probably going to end up having to buy another car... but in case i get refused on a loan, or cant find one i like.. I need to know whats wrong with my car.
My car has always had some tranny issues... like if i set the cruise control to 55mph, and went up a hill, it'd sometimes down shift, then up shift, several times until i just sped up... which, didn't happen very often, so i ignored it.
However, now, it's gotten much worse. Like for instance, i was going to lunch from work, (taco bell) and was going up a hill with the cruise control on, at 55mph, and was listening to the radio, so i couldn't hear the car.. then something told me to look at the tach, and it was at 4500rpm. and climbing, but i was still going 55.. so i killed the cruise control, and it dropped back down to 1500rpm immediately. from that point on, it would constantly slip if it was in drive. However, if i put it in 3rd, it'd be ok, unless i was starting from a dead stop, then it'd do that in 2nd. From the looks of this, i started thinking i needed to rebuild the tranny. but then i got pissed off at it, and when it started slipping, i gave it more gas, and it caught.. it seems like now, i have to drive it even harder than normal, in order for it to shift.. but that only works sometimes, as it also does the slipping part at 70 as well.. if i'm on the highway, and i'm going a constant speed of 70-75, (kind of afraid to take it to 80+ now) then it'll do ok, as long as i don't go up a hill... then i have to manually drop it down into 3rd.
Also, another thing i've noticed, is that if its cold (the engine, not really temperature as i'm in tx..) it'll drive fine.. but when i do some stop and go traffic, then it starts slipping.
also, if it IS the torque converter.. is it possible to replace it yourself? i've done tranny swaps and rebuilds on rear wheel drive cars, but what i've heard lately is that you have to pull the engine to get access to the tranny?? Hopefully, they were wrong.. as i only have one car, and pulling the engine would be more than a weekend project most likely..
My car has always had some tranny issues... like if i set the cruise control to 55mph, and went up a hill, it'd sometimes down shift, then up shift, several times until i just sped up... which, didn't happen very often, so i ignored it.
However, now, it's gotten much worse. Like for instance, i was going to lunch from work, (taco bell) and was going up a hill with the cruise control on, at 55mph, and was listening to the radio, so i couldn't hear the car.. then something told me to look at the tach, and it was at 4500rpm. and climbing, but i was still going 55.. so i killed the cruise control, and it dropped back down to 1500rpm immediately. from that point on, it would constantly slip if it was in drive. However, if i put it in 3rd, it'd be ok, unless i was starting from a dead stop, then it'd do that in 2nd. From the looks of this, i started thinking i needed to rebuild the tranny. but then i got pissed off at it, and when it started slipping, i gave it more gas, and it caught.. it seems like now, i have to drive it even harder than normal, in order for it to shift.. but that only works sometimes, as it also does the slipping part at 70 as well.. if i'm on the highway, and i'm going a constant speed of 70-75, (kind of afraid to take it to 80+ now) then it'll do ok, as long as i don't go up a hill... then i have to manually drop it down into 3rd.
Also, another thing i've noticed, is that if its cold (the engine, not really temperature as i'm in tx..) it'll drive fine.. but when i do some stop and go traffic, then it starts slipping.
also, if it IS the torque converter.. is it possible to replace it yourself? i've done tranny swaps and rebuilds on rear wheel drive cars, but what i've heard lately is that you have to pull the engine to get access to the tranny?? Hopefully, they were wrong.. as i only have one car, and pulling the engine would be more than a weekend project most likely..