a4 guys please help!!!
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: PA
St. Jude Donor '08
a4 guys please help!!!
just spent 8.5 hours installing new tc and not happy! 03 vette convt with long tubes ls edit and vararam. the trannie is slipping very easly under mid throttleall the way to 4 grand! . the t/c was purchased from texas speed and is a tci 3000. i did not check oil level as not much was lost. are aftermarket t/c sensitive to oil heights? how do you check oil height?
your help will be very appreciated, it sucks workin' you tail off and being disapointed. p.s. it also seems bog down between 1st and 2nd.
:banghead:
your help will be very appreciated, it sucks workin' you tail off and being disapointed. p.s. it also seems bog down between 1st and 2nd.
:banghead:
Melting Slicks
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From: Collin County Texas
Re: a4 guys please help!!! (NICK YOSKIN)
Your low on tranny fliud. Put the car up on stands or lift. There is a drain plug in the back of the tranny, fill it up while hot and idleing. Fill it till it overflows. Its on the drivers side.
You may have to buy a long tube that screws to the qt of tranny fluid to snake it up in there or get a fliud pump.
The bog between shifts might be TQ management, may have to get LS1 edit.
[Modified by RWhite, 2:58 PM 11/16/2003]
You may have to buy a long tube that screws to the qt of tranny fluid to snake it up in there or get a fliud pump.
The bog between shifts might be TQ management, may have to get LS1 edit.
[Modified by RWhite, 2:58 PM 11/16/2003]
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: PA
St. Jude Donor '08
Re: a4 guys please help!!! (RWhite)
thanks rwhite i will check level; tommorrow and will be doing patriot lq9 state II and 228 cam neext weekend will get full upgraded tune then
thanks!!!
thanks!!!
Pro
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From: Denver CO
Re: a4 guys please help!!! (NICK YOSKIN)
The GM service manual specifies a temp range that you must be within to check the fluid level (like 78 to 121F). I'm not sure if you have to be in park, neutral or drive with the parking brake on.....one of those, can't remember from the shiftkit install. I do know you have to be real quick once the temp hits the lower mark....it heats up quickly (and expands as a result). Remember to have adequate ventilation while doing this and watch that exhaust pipe!! With the cooler weather it's tempting to lower that garage door. After you've filled it, you may find you still have air entrained in the system, so it may take a few miles for the slipping to disappear. You might want to check the fluid level one more time after the air has been pumped out of your system. Good luck :cheers:
