Tranny Issues

[dnkrm]

Originally Posted by 88Racing

Between 10K-20K I did some car transporting but since the auto slump I haven't done any real pulling for the last 7K. But at 20K my tranny had a complete flush, drain and new fluid and filter done to it. If I am pulling a lot every 20k I do that and I do see some improvements in shifting. But with the problem I have everything goes away when put back to stock. Bill has advised me not to reflash. Your symptoms will have to be addressed by Bill I think. Yes my hex is a TEJ one but yours looks like a newer version, mine looks more 1st gen for the 06 year.

Lars

Btw what gears and what size tires?

Hey, it has 3.73 gears and 33" tires. I plan to take another short drive tonight to see if it is still the same, would it make any sense to unhook the battery to reset the computer? Also, I reviewed the recommended interval for trans fluid change and there is a huge difference between severe duty, every 30K, versus regular duty which is 150K. That seems like quite a difference. Thanks

[Jackpine]

Originally Posted by dnkrm

Hey, it has 3.73 gears and 33" tires. I plan to take another short drive tonight to see if it is still the same, would it make any sense to unhook the battery to reset the computer? Also, I reviewed the recommended interval for trans fluid change and there is a huge difference between severe duty, every 30K, versus regular duty which is 150K. That seems like quite a difference. Thanks

The difference is enormous, isn't it? Modern automatics seem to last forever if they're not mistreated, but heavy workouts do not seem to be kind to them.

You COULD try unhooking the battery, but that process deals more with fuel trims than TC behavior I think. And, your truck DOES continue to "learn" as conditions change. It just happens fairly slowly.

- Jack

[04FX4]

If it works fine when you return to stock, Return it to stock and try and contact Bill.

[Jackpine]

SBurn - I followed the link you posted. What a joke. Seems like California is a State that "eats its young", doesn't it? (And I was born there.) Looks like, according to the laws your wonderful legislature has passed, virtually anyone except a current California resident can purchase and register a non-California car in your State.

And I thought the Arizona legislature was bad! (Well, actually, I think they're worse!)

- Jack

[Sburn]

Originally Posted by JackandJanet

SBurn - I followed the link you posted. What a joke. Seems like California is a State that "eats its young", doesn't it?
- Jack

Ohh, I could go on and on...

Just on things specific to cars: The apparatchiks at CARB have now made it a law that every auto repair facility is now required to check the air pressure on customer's cars.

Now, I'm all for checking tire pressures. The mark of a good repair shop used to be that they would do that and a fluids check without being asked just as a part of normal customer service. But, making is a State law is going way to far. Making it a State law under the guise of reducing greenhouse gases is really just too much.

http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr032609b.htm


Then there was CARB's idea earlier this year to require automotive paint and windows to reflect a specific amount of solar radiation. Less heat in the interior means less use of air conditioning, and as the theory goes, less fuel used means less greenhouse gases. So, using current paint technology, black or dark colored cars would have been verboten.

http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/cool-paints...ation31209.pdf

CARB put that scheme on the back burner after word got out on many automotive blogs and websites.



So for you guys in the other 49 states, remember that much of the silliness that starts in California ends up going Federal. And remember that some of the most powerful representatives in Congress are from California.