T5wagon1717 Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 Hey. So yesterday I was driving (getting on it pretty good) and went to a stop sign and when I accelerated it was in neutral...but really in drive. Just wouldn't engage. Turned the car off and let it cool for a minute and it worked. Then it did it again. Today I flushed the fluid, and when I got on it again, it did the same thing....but it shift fine before then......like it's not missing or anything. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocturnal7x Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 Mine does this sometimes. Its been doing it more and more. But my trans does lots of weird stuff, so this may not be helpful to you. Im replacing the engine speed sensor soon (once I get it from IPD) and hopefully that works. If not I will have to replace the shift solenoids. One explanation I got was the torque converter slipping due to the tq converter lockup solenoid being bad. Another was the engine speed sensor causing tq converter to lock at the wrong times (sometimes not at all). Any codes? I get no codes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keaton85 Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 The torque converter has nothing to do with this or most any tranny issue for that matter. The torque converter lock-up is only activated when in 4th gear and at a cruising speed of 50mph+ on turbo vehicles and on N/A it does activate sometimes in 2nd or 3rd (cant remember which) at lower speeds. Even if you didnt have the lock-up the tranny would work like normal with no issues. Also a torque converter can not slip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimka18 Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 Hey. So yesterday I was driving (getting on it pretty good) and went to a stop sign and when I accelerated it was in neutral...but really in drive. Just wouldn't engage. Turned the car off and let it cool for a minute and it worked. Then it did it again. Today I flushed the fluid, and when I got on it again, it did the same thing....but it shift fine before then......like it's not missing or anything. Any ideas? Sounds like a busted trans or a PNP switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T5wagon1717 Posted April 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 That's what I'm thinking. I checked the level, butnits so hard to tell. It looked good though. Idk. In way bummed. It's my dd. I guess it's m56 time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddb Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 That's what I'm thinking. I checked the level, butnits so hard to tell. It looked good though. Idk. In way bummed. It's my dd. I guess it's m56 time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddb Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Mine does the same thing! I know when it is going to happen because when I slow down from say 40 to 45 mph if the transmission downshifts harder than normal I know it is going to go into this mode where I will have to elevate the rpms to get it to engage. If this is a transmission issue I will junk the car(264,000 miles). If not, I have some other repairs to do, but I don't want to throw good money after bad. Anyone with any ideas on a fix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T5wagon1717 Posted May 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 So here is the odd thing Went out and played with it today. It's slips bad...to were it's like in neutral...then if I turn the car off for a minute, and turn it back on, it will work for a second....the. Stop. Could this be a sensor? Only ask because it seems of it was broken (mechanically) it would Just not work..... Mine does this sometimes. Its been doing it more and more. But my trans does lots of weird stuff, so this may not be helpful to you. Im replacing the engine speed sensor soon (once I get it from IPD) and hopefully that works. If not I will have to replace the shift solenoids. One explanation I got was the torque converter slipping due to the tq converter lockup solenoid being bad. Another was the engine speed sensor causing tq converter to lock at the wrong times (sometimes not at all). Any codes? I get no codes... No codes for me either. Damn. Get the sensor? Did it help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keaton85 Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 I'm not 100% on this but it sounds more like a cracked drum. The drum is what surrounds each clutch and is a sealed unit. When that clutch pack is activated, hydraulic pressure is applied to that clutch compressing it together. BUT if the drum is cracked then you will loose that hydraulic pressure, thus feeling like neutral! Since it works sometimes, I would guess that the spike in pressure has enough time to engage that clutch pack and move the vehicles but as the pressure decreases you will go back into "natural". That's just a guess though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_HighVoltage_ Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 I'm pretty sure it's a bad solenoid (solenoid number 2 to be exact).I have read a lot about it and that seems to be the cause of the problem (my car also does it from time to time). Is it fatal? No. Apparently you can drive like that for a long time. I have been driving it like that for 2 years now. Can you fix it? As far as I can tell it's not worth it. To replace the solenoids you have to pull the transmission and replace the housing. Might as well rebuild the whole thing, or just get a new car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keaton85 Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 If it can go into reverse then S2 is workings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_HighVoltage_ Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 Reverse goes in with a clunk sometimes. Only does it once. The second time is smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikv11 Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 Over at MVS a guy just replaced S1 and S2 in a couple days without removing the trans from car. Sounds like a lot of work but doesn't need to spell doomsday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T5wagon1717 Posted May 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 Well the distance I could drive between turning the car on and off has dropped dramatically. Idk what it is, and of it's big I'm going to swap an m56 in once I get some money. Is there a way to test to see what this could possibly be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jablackburn Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 Does it work at all if you put it in 3 or L? If yes, forget replacing the transmission - just take apart, clean, and re-align your PNP switch! Reverse goes in with a clunk probably because you're not letting the idle calm down before moving the car into gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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