Jon01
09-10-2007, 08:44 PM
Ok gang, need some input if anyone's experienced this before and what it lead to down the road...
The past few days I've noticed the 1-2 and 2-3 shift being quite a bit softer than usual when under part throttle. WOT is a bit softer it seems, haven't really pushed it, don't want to break anything.
I haven't done anything too crazy lately in it. During a hot spell a couple weeks ago the trans did get up around 195-210 on the gauge I have on the line going from the trans to the cooler. Just drove it nice till I got home and all seemed fine till just lately.
The car is pretty much stock, just a canned Superchips tune to bump up shift firmness and shift speed.
The fluid is still nice and pink, doesn't smell burned at all, just smells like trans fluid. No metal shavings in it either.
It does have 128k on the clock, but 80% of those miles were highway miles from the previous owner who was fanatic about maintenance.
I haven't done anything with the fluid in the past 20k or so, dropping the pan is on the agenda for this weekend.
I just need this damn thing to hold together through winter. By that point I should have the new motor ready to go in with the turbo and will have the trans done up then.
It's not soft like grandma's Town Car, it'd pass just fine for a stock MM shift, just lost some of the snap.
I'd thought about doing part of the J-mod but if there's an internal seal getting weak and letting pressure bleed off maybe that would just make it worse?
Anyone have any input other than a change in fluid as to what I could do to help this out or what could be causing this?
Not a trans person here at all. My involvement in them in my toys consists of pulling them out and dropping them off at my tranny guy's place so any input is appreciated!
The past few days I've noticed the 1-2 and 2-3 shift being quite a bit softer than usual when under part throttle. WOT is a bit softer it seems, haven't really pushed it, don't want to break anything.
I haven't done anything too crazy lately in it. During a hot spell a couple weeks ago the trans did get up around 195-210 on the gauge I have on the line going from the trans to the cooler. Just drove it nice till I got home and all seemed fine till just lately.
The car is pretty much stock, just a canned Superchips tune to bump up shift firmness and shift speed.
The fluid is still nice and pink, doesn't smell burned at all, just smells like trans fluid. No metal shavings in it either.
It does have 128k on the clock, but 80% of those miles were highway miles from the previous owner who was fanatic about maintenance.
I haven't done anything with the fluid in the past 20k or so, dropping the pan is on the agenda for this weekend.
I just need this damn thing to hold together through winter. By that point I should have the new motor ready to go in with the turbo and will have the trans done up then.
It's not soft like grandma's Town Car, it'd pass just fine for a stock MM shift, just lost some of the snap.
I'd thought about doing part of the J-mod but if there's an internal seal getting weak and letting pressure bleed off maybe that would just make it worse?
Anyone have any input other than a change in fluid as to what I could do to help this out or what could be causing this?
Not a trans person here at all. My involvement in them in my toys consists of pulling them out and dropping them off at my tranny guy's place so any input is appreciated!