RPM to high?
#3
You know what I noticed, it jumps up and down by itself from OD to 4th.
Like I Was driving today and it was below 3000 appors at 2750. But all of a sudden it just jumped up.
Tranny problem or comp? What you think?
Like I Was driving today and it was below 3000 appors at 2750. But all of a sudden it just jumped up.
Tranny problem or comp? What you think?
#8
My old auto transmission used to have the 3rd & 4th gear hunting problem between 60-70km/hr... even if I had my foot perfectly still, it'd switch if I started going up or down the smallest hill on the road. It's quite a common issue with that transmission. It's never happened at 100km/hr though. The most common remedy (and the one I used) was to just keep the stick in 3rd below 60km/hr and only put it into drive AFTER you've accelerated to your cruising speed.
For the life of me, I can't find the D16Y7 / S24A Transmission specs to double-check the 4th gear RPM reading for 100km/hr, but it sounds about right. 120km/hr was around 3800-4000 RPM for me, if I recall correctly.
Either way, if your transmission is hunting anywhere between 50km/hr and highway speed, either the ECU is receiving artificially high load, incorrect vehicle speed sensor readings or wonky Throttle Position Sensor readings and is ordering a gear change to keep enough torque to the wheels to meet what it perceives as your 'demands'.
Take a look at your airbox filter and tubing... especially if you're noticing a loss of power... starving the engine pretty well artificially increases the demand on it, making you have to push your foot down further, keeping you in a lower gear longer than you should be.
Good luck!
Edit: I just reread your post about 2700ish RPM jumping back to 3rd gear : WELCOME TO CIVIC COUNTRY!!!! Every EK Auto does this!!!
For the life of me, I can't find the D16Y7 / S24A Transmission specs to double-check the 4th gear RPM reading for 100km/hr, but it sounds about right. 120km/hr was around 3800-4000 RPM for me, if I recall correctly.
Either way, if your transmission is hunting anywhere between 50km/hr and highway speed, either the ECU is receiving artificially high load, incorrect vehicle speed sensor readings or wonky Throttle Position Sensor readings and is ordering a gear change to keep enough torque to the wheels to meet what it perceives as your 'demands'.
Take a look at your airbox filter and tubing... especially if you're noticing a loss of power... starving the engine pretty well artificially increases the demand on it, making you have to push your foot down further, keeping you in a lower gear longer than you should be.
Good luck!
Edit: I just reread your post about 2700ish RPM jumping back to 3rd gear : WELCOME TO CIVIC COUNTRY!!!! Every EK Auto does this!!!
Last edited by tkjode; 24-Feb-2009 at 08:44 PM. Reason: Durr, 2750 RPM
#9
it might just be downshifting if you're giving it more gas.
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