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Old 01-26-2006, 11:04 AM
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Auto Hesitates under quick acceleration

I started noticing recently that when I floor the car from a rolling start (at any speed), it has a tendency to hesitate a few seconds without any sign of speeding up, then drop the gears and take off, and it doesnt pull the way that it used to. Also I noticed once in while when floored the RPMs will jump and the engine will rev but the car wont speed up for about 2 seconds, where as before it used to just be an instant thing.

MAF replaced last year
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Sounds like your tranny is
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Old 01-26-2006, 11:08 AM
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Well that sucks....Ive been babying it all winter. I havent been speeding around since like october.
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Old 01-26-2006, 11:09 AM
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check ur trans fluid
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Old 01-26-2006, 11:12 AM
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Tranny =
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Old 01-26-2006, 11:44 AM
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Any other things I should check? or signs I should look for to know that this is the case?
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Old 01-26-2006, 11:46 AM
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Your tranny seems fubar'd.

Use common sense, and check and smell the fluid, check if there is even fluid in there.

Mine's slipping bad in 2nd and 4th, it's only a matter of time.
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Old 01-26-2006, 03:46 PM
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Well I checked the fluid....strangely it came up dry. I just had the 60k tune up done a few months ago. It makes me wonder if they ever put fluid back in.

Is there any recommendations on auto tranny fluid? or does it not make a differance. How much do I need to put it, I dont have a owners manual, so I cant look it up.
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sounds like my tranny with fuild in it. I try to start off from a rolling stop and it won't go, takes awhile and then goes. I'm doing the swap soon so I got no worries. Just hoping it won't go out any time soon.
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Bump, for some input.
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Old 01-26-2006, 08:42 PM
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You already have sufficient input.

Adding fluid would seem like the more common of the 5 senses available.
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Well I figured that much out....but I wanted to know if there is any brand recommendations...or do I just throw in any old auto fluid?
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Nissan D-matic.
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There's a Sticky in the Fluids and Lubricants section on ATF. Check it there. NmexMax, I love that slap smiley.
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alright....thanks
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Well I went and picked up some fluid...and I filled her up. Now shes reading right, but withing a minute of putting in the fluid my SES light came on. I hit it with the OBDII and I got 2 codes, P0443 and P0443. Does that make sense? Why would it produce 2 of the same code. I erased them, and the next time i started the car the light was thrown again. Erased them a second time and left. After about 10 min of driving, maybe less, the light came on again, with the same 2 codes (which are exactly the same). Whats the deal?
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