Transmission slipping when hot?
can you elaborate on this 2-3 shift slipping. Describe it more. You have a tach, what does it do under normal driving when everything is warmed up or hot as you stated?
I do not have a tach. Under normal driving there is nothing out of the ordinary. The only slipping I'd experienced was under wide open throttle, shifting from 2-3, after 5 runs with no problem. The first time it happened I heard the engine suddenly rev a little higher, as if I had not timed a shift perfectly in a manual. The really bad slip I experienced at the racetrack felt like someone had left his foot partially on the clutch as the transmission shifted from 2-3. I could feel the engine revving much higher than before and could also feel that the engine was not pulling the car anywhere near what it should. Then when I feathered the gas, it settled into 3rd - no clunk or anything, just sort of settled.
Fluid level is normal. On the advice of the transmission guy I cannot afford, I've been adding TransX in place of ATF to keep the level up, hoping it might slow the leak. It hasn't.
The car has only its stock transmission cooling lines running to the radiator, which has a new core. I did not clean out the transmission cooling lines, nor have I ever replaced the fluid that was in there. It had been sitting a long time and the level was low but it didn't look or smell weird.
Regarding the kickdown - I installed the Lokar system about 8 months ago. I followed the instructions pretty carefully and the transmission kicks down from 3-2 on the highway as it should - seems fine for the most part and works according to the factory specs (about 65 mph or lower). I have occasionally wondered if maybe it shouldn't be adjusted slightly as I am used to automatics downshifting at any speed, even over 70 mph.
