What driving tips, help keep a 4L60e alive?

I read something about don't do manual downshifts.

I read something about it's WOT 2-3 shifts that kill it but WOT 1-2 shifts aren't too bad on it.

I read something about it's WOT from a roll that hurts it.

Is their a list somewhere of auto tranny do's and don'ts somewhere?

Thanks

 

never manualy shift it, up or down,2-3 shift is the hardest on the bands.

 

Keep the trans cold! anyway you can. Big cooler larger capacity trans pan and use quality fluid on a aftermarket rebuild. I use Amzoil Powershift 10W.

 

Keep the trans cool!
Replace the fluid/filter often.
Avoid WOT 2-3 and 3-4 shifts.
Avoid WOT 3-2 and 4-3 shifts.

WOT shifts are wear a lot of the wear happens.. If you are in third gear and punch it, but remain in third gear... less wear happens because no shift occurs.

Don't manually shift the trans.

Avoid using the transmission to help slow the car down.. downrevving.

Keep torque management.

Add a shift kit. Shift kits help increase line pressure which increases holding power and also decreases shift time wich reduced wear and tear.

 

There's some good advice in here and I don't mean to state the obvious, but if you avoid WOT shifts, of course the car tranny will last forever. Unfortunately the driver will have no fun.

 

Yeup..

It also helps to have a light car.

Regarding gearing.. 4.10 gear will help take load off the transmission.. BUT you will use 3 & 4 more often.. so its a catch. I think it'd be better to have a 3.42 gear and just wind out 1 and 2 than to have 4.10 and be in third very quickly.

 

I greatly appreciate the info.

Guess that explains why my 91 RS's 700R4 has 252,5xx miles on it. It's so slow WOT and 3/4 throttle are about the same. No rebuilds or anything other than fluid and filter changes.

Is Mobile 1 ATF a good fluid to run?

It's what I have in the RS now.

How often should I change it?

Also a friend and I disagreed about this: He says it's best to put the car in Drive in town and shift to overdrive on the interstate. I always leave the car in overdrive and let the computer decide. Any thoughts on this?

 

Around town I always leave it in 3.. I only use OD when i'm on the highway and will be doing 50+mph for a decent amount of time.. otherwise I don't need the occasional 3-4-3-4-3 shifts.

 

I leave it in D below about 45-50 mph in town. The car is much more responsive.

 

you guys must love gas stations

 

i think it is more like they love us.

 

I agree.Avoid wot shifts?that's rediculous.Get the tranny done right by one of our sponsors and a good cooler.Done.

 

Holy old post Batman!

 

this is what happens when people do SEARCHES lmfao. They forget that the thread might be old and post on it....

 

Well its a Old post but I can absolutely answer the question
1-Dont hotrod the car
2- never take off floored
3-dont buy a performance car to start with

In normal driving and 4.3 stock I had a s10 truck clocked 270000 miles with the 60e never even had the fluid changed engine gave up tore the trans out as a core tore it down and other than some very dark fluid and a little wear on the frictions all still looked like new. Of course as mentioned thats no FUN .

When it comes to performance cars , Wether its the trans or the rear or the tires, If you play your gonna pay, If you don't wanna pay then well dont play , Wise advice given to me by and old mechanic when I was a kid