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<blockquote data-quote="Jipster" data-source="post: 92846" data-attributes="member: 97"><p>Dudes generally speaking signs of auto about to pack up are the following:</p><p></p><p>-stays in 1st for a very long time before eventually upshifting;</p><p></p><p>-stays in 1st and refuses to upshift;</p><p></p><p>-stays in 1st and refuses to upshift and when it decides to upshift it does so violently;</p><p></p><p>-creeping forward when in neutral;</p><p></p><p>-complete loss of drive;</p><p></p><p>-gears slipping; and</p><p></p><p>-colour of ATF - it should be red/pink/clear.</p><p></p><p>There may be more.... and the above are indications only. Some may experience all of the above or a combination of indications.... my suggestion is use it until it dies.... there should be enough warning - the first three items above are very clear indications IMHO.... matter of time only...</p><p></p><p>Solutions:</p><p></p><p>-ATF flush - some say to buy time.....may help but some say waste of money (not cheap when u using a few bottles of dexronIII ...more if u insist on using synthetics like redline or that purple brand thingy... a good quality DexronIII is always advisable tho...;</p><p></p><p>-take care of it in the first place - regular change of fluid (say 30k ... feel free to disagree. My info came from auto specialist. I am not an expert); or</p><p></p><p>- get it rebuilt.... or recond off the shelf(if available).... or buy used (if available)..... or buy new(shite!!)... depends on your pocket and how much risk u can stomach :lol:</p><p></p><p>On topic looking after the darned things, some things to bear in mind - keep it in D when stationary (use your brake*), avoid putting in P unless actually parking, avoid using N and those with with mutispeed autos e.g. D,3,2,1 use 3,2,1 appropriately... genrally 3 for overtaking** engine braking when descending, 2 and 1 for going up steep inclines.</p><p></p><p></p><p>*there may be an issue here viz your brakes.... it has been said that u should NOT stand on the brakes (say at the lights) after heavy use of the (disc) brakes as this may cause discs to warp thereby causing judde etc..... my 2 cents is this - use common sense. If youve just been to the track this may be something to bear in mind. Similarly, if u just finished cucuk-king a Audi RS4 down the LDP standing on the brakes after that may not be a good idea as well....</p><p></p><p>** it has been argued that flooring the throttle to force a downshift is better than manually selecting a lower gear.... up to you dudes</p><p></p><p>The above reflect my opinions on this matter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jipster, post: 92846, member: 97"] Dudes generally speaking signs of auto about to pack up are the following: -stays in 1st for a very long time before eventually upshifting; -stays in 1st and refuses to upshift; -stays in 1st and refuses to upshift and when it decides to upshift it does so violently; -creeping forward when in neutral; -complete loss of drive; -gears slipping; and -colour of ATF - it should be red/pink/clear. There may be more.... and the above are indications only. Some may experience all of the above or a combination of indications.... my suggestion is use it until it dies.... there should be enough warning - the first three items above are very clear indications IMHO.... matter of time only... Solutions: -ATF flush - some say to buy time.....may help but some say waste of money (not cheap when u using a few bottles of dexronIII ...more if u insist on using synthetics like redline or that purple brand thingy... a good quality DexronIII is always advisable tho...; -take care of it in the first place - regular change of fluid (say 30k ... feel free to disagree. My info came from auto specialist. I am not an expert); or - get it rebuilt.... or recond off the shelf(if available).... or buy used (if available)..... or buy new(shite!!)... depends on your pocket and how much risk u can stomach :lol: On topic looking after the darned things, some things to bear in mind - keep it in D when stationary (use your brake*), avoid putting in P unless actually parking, avoid using N and those with with mutispeed autos e.g. D,3,2,1 use 3,2,1 appropriately... genrally 3 for overtaking** engine braking when descending, 2 and 1 for going up steep inclines. *there may be an issue here viz your brakes.... it has been said that u should NOT stand on the brakes (say at the lights) after heavy use of the (disc) brakes as this may cause discs to warp thereby causing judde etc..... my 2 cents is this - use common sense. If youve just been to the track this may be something to bear in mind. Similarly, if u just finished cucuk-king a Audi RS4 down the LDP standing on the brakes after that may not be a good idea as well.... ** it has been argued that flooring the throttle to force a downshift is better than manually selecting a lower gear.... up to you dudes The above reflect my opinions on this matter. [/QUOTE]
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