Tranny slip/torque converter
07-23-2012, 12:49 PM
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Tranny slip/torque converter Can a torque converter cause transmission slippage. Is there something you can do with the toggle switch to shut your tour converter on and off
07-23-2012, 04:15 PM
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Simplified version....
Torque converter spins with the motor, spinning the fluid through vanes and fins creating a fluid coupling, spinning the transmission.
What you're thinking of is torque converter lock-up which comes on and off through your computer in the car/truck in overdrive giving better fuel mileage.
As the clutches and bands wear it can cause slipping as well as low or burnt tranny fluid.
To check the fluid level have the car at operating temperature, running, in park, on level ground...pull tranny dip stick, wipe off on a clean white paper towel, reinsert, pull it back out and look at marks on dip stick...should be at full mark.
Now as for the white paper towel....note color of fluid...should be a clear red.
Smell it....does it smell burnt ?
Torque converter spins with the motor, spinning the fluid through vanes and fins creating a fluid coupling, spinning the transmission.
What you're thinking of is torque converter lock-up which comes on and off through your computer in the car/truck in overdrive giving better fuel mileage.
As the clutches and bands wear it can cause slipping as well as low or burnt tranny fluid.
To check the fluid level have the car at operating temperature, running, in park, on level ground...pull tranny dip stick, wipe off on a clean white paper towel, reinsert, pull it back out and look at marks on dip stick...should be at full mark.
Now as for the white paper towel....note color of fluid...should be a clear red.
Smell it....does it smell burnt ?
Last edited by Doug G; 07-23-2012 at 04:22 PM.
07-26-2012, 03:39 PM
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I had a B&M 2500 stall implode on me once years ago....acted like a 5000 true stall 
Had to rev the wee out of it just to move.
Had to pull tranny anyway since it threw all the metal through it. Shop cut the converter open LOL
about half the fins were gone and the other half were bent,twisted,ect.
Had to rev the wee out of it just to move.Had to pull tranny anyway since it threw all the metal through it. Shop cut the converter open LOL
about half the fins were gone and the other half were bent,twisted,ect. Trending Topics
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I think im having this same problem. My car isn't shifting right. It will stay rev'd high and is hard to accelerate passed first gear. Could thus also be the tranny about to grenade?
