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this problem all started after i left my car at a friend's house for 3 months since i had to go on a business trip. my friend was supposed to start the car every week, the last 2 weeks he forgot. The battery was dead (optima yellow) and i had to jump it.
it was all fine until a few days later i was driving on the freeway and my car turns off. my car is an auto tranny so i popped it into N and started to crank the engine. The car didnt start, but when i pulled off to the side of the road and let it cool, it started just fine.
i figured it was bad plugs, i changed the plugs and went for a test drive. the car pulls harder but when the engine/tranny/cooling system gets hot, i noticed that it hesitates. it bogs big time, and the car barely accelerates. the rpms do not rise unless i really floor the gas pedal at times. the engine tries to die as well. when i hit the gas, it seems like it goes, hesitates, goes, and hesitates... this only starts to occur when the vehicle starts to get hot.
im running a phr stage 1 with map ecu and a stock auto tranny.
my question is, how do you know when a auto tranny is slipping?
can this be an issue with the battery?
does this sound like an ignition/fuel problem or a drivetrain prob?
any replies are greatly appreciated. thank you SF
it was all fine until a few days later i was driving on the freeway and my car turns off. my car is an auto tranny so i popped it into N and started to crank the engine. The car didnt start, but when i pulled off to the side of the road and let it cool, it started just fine.
i figured it was bad plugs, i changed the plugs and went for a test drive. the car pulls harder but when the engine/tranny/cooling system gets hot, i noticed that it hesitates. it bogs big time, and the car barely accelerates. the rpms do not rise unless i really floor the gas pedal at times. the engine tries to die as well. when i hit the gas, it seems like it goes, hesitates, goes, and hesitates... this only starts to occur when the vehicle starts to get hot.
im running a phr stage 1 with map ecu and a stock auto tranny.
my question is, how do you know when a auto tranny is slipping?
can this be an issue with the battery?
does this sound like an ignition/fuel problem or a drivetrain prob?
any replies are greatly appreciated. thank you SF