Hi All,
I've had tranny issues with my 01 4.4 for about 2 years or so. And as such have scoured this forum and read numerous posts, questions and answers, and theories etc in that time.
And so, with time as well as the inclination, not to mention having had enough now with the tranny not performing as I believe it should I have just this minute finished test driving the X after the fluid change to the Redline gear. I have to say I have the biggest grin on my face-much like when I changed my front tension strut bushes to poly just recently!! (by the way they are still doing the business)
My issues prior to the change:
- Jerky upshifts, particularly 1-2-3, no lead-foot, just normal driving
- STUPID downshifts at slow speeds (around 20-30mph), 3-2, 2-1, putting you through the screen as you turn a corner-into a street for example
- When I attempted to pull away gently from standstill it would give me unnecessary whiplash
I've just driven out of my garage and straight away I could tell it was different. No whiplash, 1-2 was... BEAUTIFUL. Like my Merc CLK a few years back (now
thats an auto box!) 2-3... Same as 1-2. 3-4-5 was exactly the same, smoooooooooth!
Just got back after 20-ish miles and turning into my street and corners I KNOW would throw me into the screen from the stupid
stupid stupid downshifts, it stayed in the same gear I entered the turn in. Unreal.
A real driving pleasure once again.
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Present:
01 X5 4.4i
07 Yam R1
Past:
89 R32 Skyline various mods, running 442 BHP
00 Merc CLK55 AMG
01 E39 M5 Haywood and Scott silencers
02 E46 M3 Supersprint Cats, Eibach Lowered, Thorney Motorsport Remap, running 368 BHP
