My tranny has always shifted kind of rough; in Econ it tends not to be too bad, and even under moderate throttle a little feathering on the shift keeps it from jolting too bad. In sport, or heavy acceleration, it's pretty harsh. Or, was. Also, sometimes it wouldn't shift into gear right away, and then suddenly bump into gear. This wasn't very common, though.
Pulling into my driveway tonight (in LA), it felt like the tranny was slipping. The driveway is an uphill off a downhill road, and it's not long, so I thought maybe I was just imagining it. I just went out to try and take the car out for a quick roll, and it didn't want to get into gear. Odd. I let it roll back a little in R, and it suddenly jumped. It then felt like it was bogging, and the engine seemed to stumble. I stopped the car, put it in D (had to get clear of the gate), and it did the same thing again -- pause, bump, slip, jolt, studder, slip...
The car ran for ~ 5 minutes total, including 2 minutes warm-up. There was no CEL or arrow (I don't think I let it try and move under it's own power long enough for that O_o).
I'm really hoping what I think happened didn't just happen...
[edit: just to make sure I covered all the bases, I've got an aftermarket exhaust & intake, and strut bar. Other stuff too, but I can't recall offhand.
Also, when I flushed the tranny myself, the fluid wasn't horrible. Somewhat brown, but there was no "burnt" smell. It wasn't black either -- held to the light, it was a red undertone. That's the first time I can confirm the tranny was flushed; I bought the car with 80k on the odo 3 or 4 years ago.]
Edited by jross, 10 December 2004 - 08:51 AM.
not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but I'm still fairly worried.
if I gotta R&R, might as well come out on top)
But hey... manual swap! could be fuuuuunn!
) as well by high performance clutches, bearings, reaction plates, torque converter, etc. I also had all of the gears strenghtened by 40-50% so that I won't have to worry about the 300 WHP mark that seems to give the stock autos such trouble. Since 95% of my driving is done in suburban areas with stoplights/stopsigns, idiotic drivers, speed bumps, etc., I chose to go with the auto. Shifting in those conditions can become quite tiresome and annoying. Also, since I don't plan on seriously taking this car to the track, that's another reason I went with an auto. Now the dragstrip is a different story, but I won't go in to that right now.
. I'm not big on drag racing, so I'm not too worried about shift time, but I'm in the twisties ALOT, so a manual tranny has a bit more appeal to me than the prospect of another auto. The added drivetrain effeciency is a nice added bonus though...
