Funky shifting in auto tranny - question to yall
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:41 am
My recently acquired 97 Impreza wagon EJ22 with auto has some funkyism shifting.
I suspected it to be going out when I bought it but it was so dirt cheao I couldnt pass on the sale.
181k miles on the auto trans and the engine aswell.
It was in dire need of a tune up when i got it as the gap on the plugs when I pulled them were .060 and they should be around .044.
Knowing this while buying it I thought that maybe the lack of tuning was causing hell with the TPS and what not , was just a guess.
After doing a full 200k mile tune up, minus auto trans fluid change, I noticed it shifting better but not totally dialed.
Now heres what its doin......
1st-2nd shift is hard if you are at light throttle. Heavy throttle shift is smooth.
2nd - 3rd shifts smooth but there is a slight 1-2 second delay in the power band change. Meaning its like its transfered gears from 2 nd to 3rd , but its not full engaging the power band of the gear for those 1-2 sec.
All other gears are fine.
Question would be .....
should I change the fluid?
It is 80k miles old.
Only concern I have is that when I do it I will cause the problem to become worse.
At the same time I dont want to leave that old fluid in it .
Hmmm......
Usually I wouldnt ask this sort of question but the auto trans is not my forte.
My subies are usually 5MT.
I suspected it to be going out when I bought it but it was so dirt cheao I couldnt pass on the sale.
181k miles on the auto trans and the engine aswell.
It was in dire need of a tune up when i got it as the gap on the plugs when I pulled them were .060 and they should be around .044.
Knowing this while buying it I thought that maybe the lack of tuning was causing hell with the TPS and what not , was just a guess.
After doing a full 200k mile tune up, minus auto trans fluid change, I noticed it shifting better but not totally dialed.
Now heres what its doin......
1st-2nd shift is hard if you are at light throttle. Heavy throttle shift is smooth.
2nd - 3rd shifts smooth but there is a slight 1-2 second delay in the power band change. Meaning its like its transfered gears from 2 nd to 3rd , but its not full engaging the power band of the gear for those 1-2 sec.
All other gears are fine.
Question would be .....
should I change the fluid?
It is 80k miles old.
Only concern I have is that when I do it I will cause the problem to become worse.
At the same time I dont want to leave that old fluid in it .
Hmmm......
Usually I wouldnt ask this sort of question but the auto trans is not my forte.
My subies are usually 5MT.