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tps221 09-09-2012 06:25 PM

Tightening up a throttle cable?
 
well i think i need a bit more tension in mine because when i hammer it to get a downshift it doesnt like to do it and it takes sometimes 5 secs for the car to decide to downshift sometimes it does it when i ask any tips to tighten the wire correctly and safely or is my transmission just an asshole

STUMPMI 09-09-2012 11:56 PM


Originally Posted by tps221 (Post 493648)
well i think i need a bit more tension in mine because when i hammer it to get a downshift it doesnt like to do it and it takes sometimes 5 secs for the car to decide to downshift sometimes it does it when i ask any tips to tighten the wire correctly and safely or is my transmission just an asshole

Check yout TPS! (throttle position sensor)
The spring tends to get weak...(dirty corroted)
Then clean and replace it...and see if that helps...
Or purchase a new TPS...

Maybe someone else will chime in with more ideas?

tps221 09-10-2012 01:10 AM

ill try and clean it im just not sure what to look for to find it

STUMPMI 09-10-2012 07:32 AM


Originally Posted by tps221 (Post 493782)
ill try and clean it im just not sure what to look for to find it

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...eep/iac_01.jpg
Heres a pic of what the different sensors look like...

tps221 09-10-2012 07:54 PM

go figure it would be near the MAF i thought it would be somewhere else

ChibiBlackSheep 09-11-2012 09:05 AM

It's not the throttle cable.

Are you doing this at about 40mph? That's a huge dead spot.

Budsjlm 09-11-2012 09:49 AM


Originally Posted by STUMPMI (Post 493805)
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...eep/iac_01.jpg
Heres a pic of what the different sensors look like...

Thats for a 3.8 he has the 3.1 the maf on 3.1 are on the intake tube, locations will be slightly different i'm sure too

STUMPMI 09-11-2012 10:06 AM


Originally Posted by Budsjlm (Post 494023)
Thats for a 3.8 he has the 3.1 the maf on 3.1 are on the intake tube, locations will be slightly different i'm sure too

That was the only "detailed" and "Labeled" pic I could find...so he has some idea what it looks like...more over location....:thumbsup:

The_Maniac 09-11-2012 11:33 AM

I'm thinking, check your trans fluid, make sure you're not low. Low fluid levels can create issues with shifting.

tps221 09-11-2012 03:30 PM

its been checked and fluid in tranny is maybe a year old but it doesnt slip like it used to when hammered either


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