marioman

hello all,

I just had a question, with my transmission going bad was I losing any horespower/Torque when accelerating? Of course I lost power when it slipped but was I losing any power or torque on a every day driving when it didn't slip. Or is their no relation to a bad tranny losing power?

Just curious.

Thanks,

CO-CL-S

I don't see any relationship (except when it dies, then you've lost all power). YMMV

Starter

The motor makes the power, the tranny just sends it to the wheels. The motor would make the same power if there were no tranny in the car at all.

scalbert

Additional slipping can cause the transmission to lose more of the power that the engine generate before it makes it to the ground. The TC is one of the main reasons an automatic makes less power in general then a manual. It is always slipping (without the TCC engaged).

Add to that if the trans does slip, more heat is generated and our ECU will pull timing if the fluid is getting too hot.

So yes, it would be possible to make less power at the wheel on a faltering transmission.

marioman

Thanks for the replies everyone.

QUOTE]Additional slipping can cause the transmission to lose more of the power that the engine generate before it makes it to the ground. The TC is one of the main reasons an automatic makes less power in general then a manual. It is always slipping (without the TCC engaged).[/QUOTE]


Very Interesting Point. I wonder if I was losing power while driving with the faulty tranny.