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Old 03-20-2008, 11:10 PM
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i have a 1998 Pontiac trans am with a 4l60e trans and the trans shifts fine during regular driving but when the rpm's are up or mostly during wot the trans wont shift and will hit rev limiter, what is wrong????
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first time out after putting the head and cam he was a quart low wern't you
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yes trans was low at first, i also haven't gotten a tune yet. and i have a maf code, i heard that a maf code could do that. is this correct???
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Carefull a MAF can kill the trans
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so how do i fix this? get a tune or is my maf bad?
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my maf is ported and descreened would that do it???
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Could you may need to recalibrate
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so can a tuner do this?
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Yes a good tuner should be able to handle it easily
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Wait, call me stupid, but how can a bad MAF cause trans issues?
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alright thanks for the input. i really hope this solves my problem.
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Maf sensor signals are actually used by the PCM to determine load as one of the inputs. Theres actually a GM TSB concerning this forinstance a over oiled filter can contaminate the MAF and cause trans failure
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Maf sensor signals are actually used by the PCM to determine load as one of the inputs. Theres actually a GM TSB concerning this forinstance a over oiled filter can contaminate the MAF and cause trans failure
Intresting...I'll have to check into that, you may have just fixed a problem i've been getting for a month. Thanks!
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Well good luck hope it helps out
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