I've acquired a peculiar ATX behavior recently. While in O/D, with "regular" application of the accelerator, the tranny repeatedly, subtly hesitates/lurches.
I've got two '98s, and the one with higher miles experienced the MLPS hard lurch behavior last year. Replacing the MLPS fixed that issue. So, when my other 98 began doing something similar, I leapt to the conclusion that it was the same issue.
So, I ran out to my local dealership and picked up an MLPS for $50 and swapped it out. No fix. Behavior still exists. I'm 95% certain the behavior occurs only while in O/D. If I depress the accelerator VERY slightly to gain speed, it won't occur. It's only during "regular" acceleration that it starts to stumble over itself.
Once the weather warms up a bit, I'll do a drain and fill, but let's assume for a moment it's not the fluid. Any ideas? Is there an O/D-specific sensor or something that I could try swapping out?
Apart from this behavior, tranny performs as advertised.
I've got two '98s, and the one with higher miles experienced the MLPS hard lurch behavior last year. Replacing the MLPS fixed that issue. So, when my other 98 began doing something similar, I leapt to the conclusion that it was the same issue.
So, I ran out to my local dealership and picked up an MLPS for $50 and swapped it out. No fix. Behavior still exists. I'm 95% certain the behavior occurs only while in O/D. If I depress the accelerator VERY slightly to gain speed, it won't occur. It's only during "regular" acceleration that it starts to stumble over itself.
Once the weather warms up a bit, I'll do a drain and fill, but let's assume for a moment it's not the fluid. Any ideas? Is there an O/D-specific sensor or something that I could try swapping out?
Apart from this behavior, tranny performs as advertised.
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