Not a Tranny line....update
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I dont get your reasoning there. Line Pressure depends on torque converter speed. No? It wouldnt be affected by PCM regardless of which one you had.
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Originally Posted by BLACK94SSEi
Well unfortunately, this is how im finding out what needs replacement.
I told Boosty that I beleive that the line blew because of the increase in line pressure when I installed the Intense PCM. Im not laying blame, just saying that the line/* were old and couldnt handle it.
By the time im done with this 97, it will practically be a new car. lol
I told Boosty that I beleive that the line blew because of the increase in line pressure when I installed the Intense PCM. Im not laying blame, just saying that the line/* were old and couldnt handle it.
By the time im done with this 97, it will practically be a new car. lol
Force Motor Current - Positive
Force Motor Current - Negative
Shift Pressure - Normal
Shift PRessure - PErformance
Max line Pressure
all remain unchanged in your PCM. What line was it that broke? A metal one with fittings should not fail and the rubber ones deteriorate over time and are a commonly replaced item.
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Correct...
Tranny lines are not hard from the trans to the Radiator... They have to Flex...
Sometimes they can and will fail with age..
The car is 10 years old, But do have the lines replaced... If its leaking that bad, spend a few $$ and have the car towed to the shop before you damage the trans... If you run low on fluid to the point that the trans is dropping out of gear you are already cooking the friction plates among other internal parts
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Tranny lines are not hard from the trans to the Radiator... They have to Flex...
Sometimes they can and will fail with age..
The car is 10 years old, But do have the lines replaced... If its leaking that bad, spend a few $$ and have the car towed to the shop before you damage the trans... If you run low on fluid to the point that the trans is dropping out of gear you are already cooking the friction plates among other internal parts
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Originally Posted by jr's3800
Correct...
Tranny lines are not hard from the trans to the Radiator... They have to Flex...
Sometimes they can and will fail with age..
The car is 10 years old, But do have the lines replaced... If its leaking that bad, spend a few $$ and have the car towed to the shop before you damage the trans... If you run low on fluid to the point that the trans is dropping out of gear you are already cooking the friction plates among other internal parts
Tranny lines are not hard from the trans to the Radiator... They have to Flex...
Sometimes they can and will fail with age..
The car is 10 years old, But do have the lines replaced... If its leaking that bad, spend a few $$ and have the car towed to the shop before you damage the trans... If you run low on fluid to the point that the trans is dropping out of gear you are already cooking the friction plates among other internal parts
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Ok I stand corrected about the PCM and line pressure.
When line pressure increase via the PCM came up in a convo, it was never mentioned that the PCM didnt increase the pressure, but that it wasnt the cause of the line breaking, so I assumed that the pressure was increased via the PCM.
I learned something today thanks to the knowledgable people on this forum.
I appreciate the help Folks!!!
When line pressure increase via the PCM came up in a convo, it was never mentioned that the PCM didnt increase the pressure, but that it wasnt the cause of the line breaking, so I assumed that the pressure was increased via the PCM.
I learned something today thanks to the knowledgable people on this forum.
I appreciate the help Folks!!!
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Chuck just called with an update and told me that he couldnt find any trans fluid leaks but did find a knock sensor code as well as a misfire code that occured about 50 something miles ago.
The miles, sound about right from work to home then to his shop this morning. Im pretty sure that there is a trans fluid leak since I saw the fluid color as well as a small puddle on the ground lastnight.
I did ask Chuck to see if he could take a peek under the radiator on the passenger side since I see a pool of some type of fluid right under the lower radiator hose on the support.
The only question I have at this point is, can a bad knock sensor make my car sputter and skip when its under load around half throttle? Thats the only time I notice the engine skipping and sputtering. Other than that if I drive it under normal take offs and acceleration, its fine and shifts like its suppose to.
The misfire could not be duplicated once the tech 2 was hooked up. ???
Im stumped at the moment :?
The miles, sound about right from work to home then to his shop this morning. Im pretty sure that there is a trans fluid leak since I saw the fluid color as well as a small puddle on the ground lastnight.
I did ask Chuck to see if he could take a peek under the radiator on the passenger side since I see a pool of some type of fluid right under the lower radiator hose on the support.
The only question I have at this point is, can a bad knock sensor make my car sputter and skip when its under load around half throttle? Thats the only time I notice the engine skipping and sputtering. Other than that if I drive it under normal take offs and acceleration, its fine and shifts like its suppose to.
The misfire could not be duplicated once the tech 2 was hooked up. ???
Im stumped at the moment :?
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Originally Posted by BLACK94SSEi
Chuck just called with an update and told me that he couldnt find any trans fluid leaks but did find a knock sensor code as well as a misfire code that occured about 50 something miles ago.
The miles, sound about right from work to home then to his shop this morning. Im pretty sure that there is a trans fluid leak since I saw the fluid color as well as a small puddle on the ground lastnight.
I did ask Chuck to see if he could take a peek under the radiator on the passenger side since I see a pool of some type of fluid right under the lower radiator hose on the support.
The only question I have at this point is, can a bad knock sensor make my car sputter and skip when its under load around half throttle? Thats the only time I notice the engine skipping and sputtering. Other than that if I drive it under normal take offs and acceleration, its fine and shifts like its suppose to.
The misfire could not be duplicated once the tech 2 was hooked up. ???
Im stumped at the moment :?
The miles, sound about right from work to home then to his shop this morning. Im pretty sure that there is a trans fluid leak since I saw the fluid color as well as a small puddle on the ground lastnight.
I did ask Chuck to see if he could take a peek under the radiator on the passenger side since I see a pool of some type of fluid right under the lower radiator hose on the support.
The only question I have at this point is, can a bad knock sensor make my car sputter and skip when its under load around half throttle? Thats the only time I notice the engine skipping and sputtering. Other than that if I drive it under normal take offs and acceleration, its fine and shifts like its suppose to.
The misfire could not be duplicated once the tech 2 was hooked up. ???
Im stumped at the moment :?
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When the sputtering occurs, its very fast. I cant really duplicate its sound in words, but as an attemp to show its rate, each dash represents a break in sound from the SC whine when under half to 3/4 throttle..
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I know its a bad attempt at that, but I have no other way to demonstrate it.
EDIT: while the car is in Neutral, and I rev the engine, there is no hesitation......or sputtering.
EDIT2: Yet another update. Chuck thinks that the fluid leaking was Coolant from the radiator cover.???? Said he saw some leak down off the splash gaurd in the same area I thought to be trans fluid. ???? WTF????
Anyhow there was three misfires, and upon looking at the coils, found crappy connections and nastiness, even though i cleaned them off with a wire brush and a dremmel at Bills house and put dielectric Grease on the contacts.
Soooooo 3 new coils today, wires to follow at Bills this weekend as well as plugs and everything else I plan on doing. Oye vey!!!!
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I know its a bad attempt at that, but I have no other way to demonstrate it.
EDIT: while the car is in Neutral, and I rev the engine, there is no hesitation......or sputtering.
EDIT2: Yet another update. Chuck thinks that the fluid leaking was Coolant from the radiator cover.???? Said he saw some leak down off the splash gaurd in the same area I thought to be trans fluid. ???? WTF????
Anyhow there was three misfires, and upon looking at the coils, found crappy connections and nastiness, even though i cleaned them off with a wire brush and a dremmel at Bills house and put dielectric Grease on the contacts.
Soooooo 3 new coils today, wires to follow at Bills this weekend as well as plugs and everything else I plan on doing. Oye vey!!!!
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Originally Posted by BLACK94SSEi
EDIT: while the car is in Neutral, and I rev the engine, there is no hesitation......or sputtering.
if you have a sputter under load sounds like fuel or spark