ive got the better fsm pages now on 4speed.
im going to annotate it, (its for 1996+) so i need to say, scan PCM then scan Tcm. if you have errors in PCM (engine) then fix engine side first.
then when engine runs perfectly then correct all TCM errors , or scans (1997 is OBD2 now) then fix DTC errors or OD flash codes as the case may apply.
the logic tables there (diag) list TV cable as #3
list:
fluid levels ok, fluid red color, filter clean.
engine power not weak , doing road test. (manual mode if necessary)
transmission does not slip, doing stall test. or when doing road test.
check TV end to end.
ECT reads 180F or more. if the ECT reads low (bad engine thermostat ) the TCM may not go to OD. says so in the 1998 book.
if any step above fails, line pressure is low, then the trans is bad. if TV works, if TV fails, fix that first. (above)
ok, all connectors on the car have locks..... youd not want them to fall off, and cause and accident right?
they all do. most you squeeze the lever. the FSM shows how to do this on page 1 of the electrics pages...
the book is free. 1996, check it out....
see that black button in the center, that be a locking button, (some look like that , others are lever locks)
press it and wiggle , do not go rough here, wiggle the main conn. while pressing the lock, this works on all connectors this way.
so you need to look at all things in manual mode.
you didnt , it seems
RPM and speed, they are linked (transmissions does that) and the rpm rises and the speed rises in direct porportions to the engine rpm.
if the RPM jumps high and car speed dont that is called slip.
1st gear, you said car felt sluggish, well all cars do in 1st. even the mighty 5speed manual box. its called 1st gear and the ratio is huge (trans x axle (math)
but does not SLIP , do you now understand slip
if engine power is lacking then it is... for sure up hills. (load)
the you shifted to (2nd) and the RPM dropped way low ,RIGHT, , or slips? (RPM rises for all slips) slips are and out of control deal, lack of TRANSMISSION of power to rear wheels, so if the RPM drops low, and acts sluggish now, well that is normal for going 1 to 3.
ever driver a manual transmission car ever or motorcycle?
same thing,, same reasons, 1 to 3 is a HUGE ratio jump,.
what matters is , it didnt slip, , and on flat ground, you can accelerate in 3rd to huge speeds. then go to 4th, when fast enough, so engine dont LUG.
you do know what lug means right?, (engine overloaded)
you never said how 3rd really acted, only felt.
acted is , what RPM and what speeds did you do in 3rd, and if it slips. we need to know THAT.
speed, RPM and slipping, and performance.
its just a 3rd gear planetary gear set there, locked in 3rd now... all slip if any is in the TC. (clutch)
it will feel CONNECTED, sure sluggish , due to radical ratio changes, 1 to 3rd.
go faster in 1st, and lessen the effect some.... see?
this is the manual tests. as seen in the FSM. (all years 92 to 2004 (at the least)
im going to annotate it, (its for 1996+) so i need to say, scan PCM then scan Tcm. if you have errors in PCM (engine) then fix engine side first.
then when engine runs perfectly then correct all TCM errors , or scans (1997 is OBD2 now) then fix DTC errors or OD flash codes as the case may apply.
the logic tables there (diag) list TV cable as #3
list:
fluid levels ok, fluid red color, filter clean.
engine power not weak , doing road test. (manual mode if necessary)
transmission does not slip, doing stall test. or when doing road test.
check TV end to end.
ECT reads 180F or more. if the ECT reads low (bad engine thermostat ) the TCM may not go to OD. says so in the 1998 book.
if any step above fails, line pressure is low, then the trans is bad. if TV works, if TV fails, fix that first. (above)
ok, all connectors on the car have locks..... youd not want them to fall off, and cause and accident right?
they all do. most you squeeze the lever. the FSM shows how to do this on page 1 of the electrics pages...
the book is free. 1996, check it out....
see that black button in the center, that be a locking button, (some look like that , others are lever locks)
press it and wiggle , do not go rough here, wiggle the main conn. while pressing the lock, this works on all connectors this way.
so you need to look at all things in manual mode.
you didnt , it seems
RPM and speed, they are linked (transmissions does that) and the rpm rises and the speed rises in direct porportions to the engine rpm.
if the RPM jumps high and car speed dont that is called slip.
1st gear, you said car felt sluggish, well all cars do in 1st. even the mighty 5speed manual box. its called 1st gear and the ratio is huge (trans x axle (math)
but does not SLIP , do you now understand slip
if engine power is lacking then it is... for sure up hills. (load)
the you shifted to (2nd) and the RPM dropped way low ,RIGHT, , or slips? (RPM rises for all slips) slips are and out of control deal, lack of TRANSMISSION of power to rear wheels, so if the RPM drops low, and acts sluggish now, well that is normal for going 1 to 3.
ever driver a manual transmission car ever or motorcycle?
same thing,, same reasons, 1 to 3 is a HUGE ratio jump,.
what matters is , it didnt slip, , and on flat ground, you can accelerate in 3rd to huge speeds. then go to 4th, when fast enough, so engine dont LUG.
you do know what lug means right?, (engine overloaded)
you never said how 3rd really acted, only felt.
acted is , what RPM and what speeds did you do in 3rd, and if it slips. we need to know THAT.
speed, RPM and slipping, and performance.
its just a 3rd gear planetary gear set there, locked in 3rd now... all slip if any is in the TC. (clutch)
it will feel CONNECTED, sure sluggish , due to radical ratio changes, 1 to 3rd.
go faster in 1st, and lessen the effect some.... see?
this is the manual tests. as seen in the FSM. (all years 92 to 2004 (at the least)
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