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and also as I prepare to speed up, there's like a "catch" as my car shifts. (it's an automatic)
just wondering if anyone knew what could be causing these 2 events, is it transmission sounding, or acceleration sounding??
I get routine maintenance on my car, so I don't forsee it being a HUGE problem, otherwise it should have been pointed out by now? just curious so I can go to the dealership armed with a little info!
If you drive a 2003 model F150 XL Sport Supercab with a v6 in it like I do, and about 143,000 miles on the ticker and factory spark plugs with .070 to .085 gaps, you need plugs, wires, and a coil pack.
If you drive a 1969 VW Bus with the autostick, all bets are off.
If it were a carbed car I could easily say its the carb fuel bowls set too low and the gas is sloshing away from the jets during a turn...but who drives a carbed car anymore except muscle car nuts like me?
Know I'm getting old...68-69 VW bugs had a Auto stick (optional) while the 69 T2 VW Van was a 4 speed stick. I rebuilt a lot of those engines up to 1971...all with a four speed stick...never with an auto tranny. Possible tho I never saw one.
i'll bet one whole US dollar that she's just stomping it a bit out of the turns and the delay is a normal OMGWTF reaction of the average automatic transmission downshifting.
i would guess she drives a toyota (corrolla or camry) but she's a sports fan, so that could put her in a domestic (probably a GM)
solutions
- if it's 70K miles or more and you just started noticing it, get the transmission fluid changed (great debate on pan drop vs. flush aside) and see if it still has a delay between the acceration and the downshifting (that really isn't a problem, but 2 seconds is a looooong delay
- if it's a newer car with one of the various "sport shift" type option deals, and you want to play Vettel on the exit, downshift as you slow to enter the turn and nail it as you are lined up on the exit
- buy a car with an MT and take a sport driving class so you can brake late (or not at all) and rip those corner exits at the top of the powerband!
Disclaimer: I'm just making wild ass assumptions here. Having fun. K.
If you drive a 2003 model F150 XL Sport Supercab with a v6 in it like I do, and about 143,000 miles on the ticker and factory spark plugs with .070 to .085 gaps, you need plugs, wires, and a coil pack.
If you drive a 1969 VW Bus with the autostick, all bets are off.
If that's the case, she needs to just give ME the bus.
I'll take it off her hands, no questions ask. I'm just that kind of guy - always here to help.
thanks! although it is a '02 honda accord, (not a domestic, sorry!) with under 93,000 mi. I am due for my services, so maybe it's transmission fluid change time??
I just take a normal turn and step on the gas normally, I don't try to "punch" it or anything. It's getting noticeable, so I guess I just need to get it checked, and maybe the dealer can test drive it and feel it for himself.
thanks for the tips!
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Originally Posted by caution
i'll bet one whole US dollar that she's just stomping it a bit out of the turns and the delay is a normal OMGWTF reaction of the average automatic transmission downshifting.
i would guess she drives a toyota (corrolla or camry) but she's a sports fan, so that could put her in a domestic (probably a GM)
solutions
- if it's 70K miles or more and you just started noticing it, get the transmission fluid changed (great debate on pan drop vs. flush aside) and see if it still has a delay between the acceration and the downshifting (that really isn't a problem, but 2 seconds is a looooong delay
- if it's a newer car with one of the various "sport shift" type option deals, and you want to play Vettel on the exit, downshift as you slow to enter the turn and nail it as you are lined up on the exit
- buy a car with an MT and take a sport driving class so you can brake late (or not at all) and rip those corner exits at the top of the powerband!
Disclaimer: I'm just making wild ass assumptions here. Having fun. K.
clogged fuel filter, failing electric pump in the tank?
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