Hard Shift from 1st to 2nd on auto tranny
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Teching In
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Amsterdam,The Netherlands
TEXTBOOK DIRTY MAF SENSOR!
Go to the autoparts store and get a can of MAF cleaner. I bet your MAF is dirty. When your MAF sensor gets dirty, it causes the transmission's line pressure to go through the roof and causes harsh shifts. This can lead to burnt clutches, so do this maintenance ASAP.
I'm willing to bet it's not a shift kit OR an aftermarket tune, but a simple dirty MAF sensor.
Go to the autoparts store and get a can of MAF cleaner. I bet your MAF is dirty. When your MAF sensor gets dirty, it causes the transmission's line pressure to go through the roof and causes harsh shifts. This can lead to burnt clutches, so do this maintenance ASAP.
I'm willing to bet it's not a shift kit OR an aftermarket tune, but a simple dirty MAF sensor.
Have cleaned maf-sensor last weekend with non residual electrocleaner.
Big difference in shift quality !Also the car drives smoother in general,more responsive
Many Thanks!
FormerVendor
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: D-F/W
We see this condition fairly often ourselves when cars come to us with intermittant symptoms and there is no apparent reason for the transmission to be acting up.
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