Thread: Randomly cutting out

If it is a trans issue I could help you with r&r

They checked all of that coolone, I stood and watched them. They think TC or clutch issues.

Dan, I'm going to try and get It into Expert this week since they were closed today. Upon diagnosis I will let ya know.

It stopped the hard starting when I cleaned the icm, smoothed it out too.
They were as stumped as I was today. Cars making it very difficult.

Idk what to think of it.
If it should happen to be the TC, does that require full trans removal to replace?

Try going like up a hill with barely any throttle. Before the TC locks up if it is your issue this would generally be an easy way to possibly replicate it. I had that problem before, warrantied it, doing it now, no warranty. The TC is not properly locking up hence where the bucking/RPM fluctuations come from. Going on flat land might do it, but going up a hill with very light throttle at highway speeds or ~50ish may start it to act up.

It does it on flat ground most of the time but if going up an incline you can defiantly feel it struggle like you mention. Hills are hard to find around here unless i go out of my travel route. I'm going to stop by the transmission shop in town tomorrow after work if I get off in time.

Not looking forward to it all that much.

Sounds a lot more like it's ignition related to me. Reason 1 is a trans will never make an engine tough to start. Reason 2 you have engine related (ignition type) codes. These 3800 when they get pissy like your description it's often ignition related

Want me to tell you a story about me swapping my trans at 186K only to find out I had a bad coil that wouldn't show up any other way.

Buzz on over to Dan's and his wife will gladly unload parts from the garage w/o his knowing. Toss on the coils and ICM. Then do plugs and wires if the issue persists. If that doesn't work.. feed it a little chocolate, that usually calms down most females.

I already gave her an icm and coils to try out. Maybe cps?

I never did put yours in Dan, I just cleaned mine. Didn't get around to swapping them again yet because I figured it was more serious.

Slap my hand, I did bad.

I'll clean them again and swap out after work and do a test drive.

LMK, if you have questions.. you know how to get a hold of me

It needs gas, can I just pour some chocolate syrup in the tank?

Originally Posted by BillBoost37

LMK, if you have questions.. you know how to get a hold of me

I was starting to think you abandoned us, haven't seen you around much.

I'm around

Found the culprit, MAF. Now just to find the source and why.

you have the worst maf issues ive ever seen. you sure the wires to the plug to the maf are ok?

Lee told me that this morning too. They look ok at the plug, but could be broken and i not see it. I'll pull the loome off and look later. At least I have a warrantied maf now to exchange if needed.

is the code your getting the low voltage one?

take the loom off, then try bending the plug back at the end of the wires to see if theres any cracks where the wires enter the plug. or along the rest of the wires.

No codes, that's what's making this so much fun!

it maybe the connection inside the connector but thats my 0.02