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Old Oct 4, 2001 | 08:11 AM
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auto problem in a 91 se

Hello every body!

My car have a problem with the transmition, its a auto one. When Im driving in a crusing speed and i hit the gas, the gear takes like 1.5 secons to come any gear!, also sounds like a hit in the transmition. A friend of mine told me its the torque converter, becase its feels like a spinning cluth in a manual transmition because the revolutions are going up but the car its not pushing the in a couple of seconds the car starts to push hard. Any body knows what kind of problem do I have? have you seen this before?, how can i fix it?

Any help will be apreciatted!

Thanks!
Old Oct 4, 2001 | 10:54 AM
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help me plis!!!!!!!!!!
Old Oct 4, 2001 | 12:36 PM
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could be your TC not kicking in. Have you had it checked out anywhere yet? Is this with the OD on or Off?
Old Oct 4, 2001 | 01:55 PM
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Okay, so is it like this(?): You're driving along and you want to step on the gas to accelerate (maybe down the road or maybe coming off a intersection turn) but instead of downshifting normally and taking off all you hear is the engine revving up for a second, then there's this thunk and the car jerks a little like the clutch got engaged, and then the car works normally. Is this it?

If so, this sounds like slipping clutches inside the transmission. This could be due to 3 things (that I can think of):
1)Low transmission fluid - not enough pressure to engage internal clutches
2)Blockage in transmission valvebody (complex passages inside to route fluid to different places)
3)Worn clutches. Bad news is then your due for a rebuild.

Hope this helps
Old Oct 4, 2001 | 03:22 PM
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thanks a lot!! i will check my fluid rigth now

thanks for your help again!
Old Nov 24, 2001 | 07:11 PM
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mine too

My auto tranny is doing the same exact thing, slipping between gears, up hills, accelerating, going in and out of overdrive, jerking into gears. I'm getting a fully rebuilt tranny from www.phoenixhardparts.com for $775 off e-bay they have a 6 month unlimited mile warranty and 12 month if you want. I should be getting it in about a week or so. I'm putting it in myself, and I'll let you know how it works.
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