Thread: Car goes in for work on the trans

doesn't happen on any other vehicles I've driven?

Originally Posted by TDCRacing

Does it seem like it is surging? RPM's fluctuate while driving at a steady speed?

Its not a steady speed as you have to have a good amount of gas. If I'm cruising its just fine.

Originally Posted by Sabrewings

It's probably less noticeable. Our torque converters are pretty loose on the bottom end and it will make it more pronounced.

Try this. Next time you're on the highway and you let off the gas (when you think it has slipped out of OD), pull the shifter back into "3". If the RPMs go up, you were still in OD. If the RPMs don't change, then it is in fact slipping out of OD.

I'll give that a try. I know that if I let off the gas and then get back on it (giving about 1/4 throttle) the RPMS will go up to 2,500 or so and then drop back down a considerable amount.