litterbox

hey this is for my friend,
eg coupe. automatic transmission. when accelerating normally the transmission might get stuck at like 4000rpms or so. if you continue to lightly give it gas it will fall back into gear. sometimes it won't. sometimes you have to pull over, put it in park and then it goes back to normal. any suggestions? thx

litterbox

cmon guys

litterbox

someone must know

RCautoworks

Hows the fluid leval ? Does it get stuck in any gear at 4,000 rpms and does it have all the gears still, meaning does it skip 2nd or so on.

litterbox

i believe all the gears are still there. if they aren't is that because the torque converter has gone bad or is it because the tranny's finished?
if all the gears are still there what should i tell my friend?

RCautoworks

Do all stall test to test the converter out, put it in 1 and hold the brake, press the gas a little and see if the car moves do it in 2nd gear to, do not hold the brake and gas down for more then 5 seconds. Check the fluid to, it sounds more like a hydraulic problem.

litterbox

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90blackcrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Do all stall test to test the converter out, put it in 1 and hold the brake, press the gas a little and see if the car moves do it in 2nd gear to, do not hold the brake and gas down for more then 5 seconds. Check the fluid to, it sounds more like a hydraulic problem.</TD></TR></TABLE>

so if the car moves right after you release the brake in 2nd it means that the torque converter is good right?

Donkey85

i would suggest changing the tranny fluid if it hasent been done in a while to see if it may help ur problem

litterbox

so i'm gonna do the stall test today at lunch time. if the torque converter is fine then how can i tell what is bad?

RCautoworks

The car should not move when you are doing a stall test, if so the converter is bad.