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17-01-2007, 08:29 PM
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My sister and I recently drove over to armidale (about 3.5 hours away). The majority of the trip is just cruising, but about 30-45 minutes of the trip you go over a major hill. The car is a EB 6cyl, the auto has very smooth gear changes, like our BA, when manually changing gears its smooth and when cruising on the highway it kicks down a gear.
But when under load such as going up a hill it slows down and the only point the engine will rev is flat to the floor ( with 7/8 of the pedal distance doing nothing). Why don't these gearboxes like changing under load, a couple of my mates parents cars are like this too? You can feel the engine has power but it doesn't put it too the ground. We had a removal truck infront on the way back and it was only going 10 km/h down the hill. I had to put it back to first and ride the brakes which was weird lol!!
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17-01-2007, 08:31 PM
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not sure..sorry
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17-01-2007, 08:57 PM
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Need a winsor 5 ltr
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17-01-2007, 09:02 PM
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some very useful posts so far. Go Team! Are you sure your accelerator cable isn't faulty ? That would explain the kick down problem.
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17-01-2007, 09:13 PM
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Check the throttle cable for cracks, this normally happens where it passes over the rocker cover and may prevent you from getting full throttle.
My ED had a lousy kickdown IMO at highway speeds. To help this I used to engage power mode. Give it a try. |
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17-01-2007, 10:43 PM
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It is recommended to engage Power when; non-stop go-stop driving ie Taxi or Police car, towing or carrying a large load, overtaking and going up steep inclines.
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17-01-2007, 11:23 PM
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There is some diagnostic stuff here if you want to look: http://autorepair.about.com/cs/troub...a072702a_3.htm
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18-01-2007, 10:41 AM
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How long since the bands have been adjusted?
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18-01-2007, 01:59 PM
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thanks guys, the next time I'm allowed near her car i'll check the cable.
I will kick down most of the time but not always. I think the box may only last a year or so, it has smooth changes though.
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18-01-2007, 02:12 PM
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mmm sounds like it needs a manual convertion, i think thats all you can do, mmm yes manual,
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18-01-2007, 02:34 PM
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Run a KOER/KOEO test and pull the codes for the ECU, chances are your TPS may be out of range etc
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18-01-2007, 04:27 PM
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18-01-2007, 11:22 PM
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Sometimes with electronic transmissions kickdown will happen sooner if you floor the pedal instantly or release then floor. Remember that you are talking to a computer and it is programmed to figure out what you want. A slowly heavier pedal just means you want to go faster (the computer will maintain that gear for economy) but a instant heavier pedal means you want power and give me the max....so she kicks back a gear.
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Question about auto gearbox
Linear Mode
