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I have a 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Coupe with a 3.4 V6 (LQ1) and a 4t60e transmission. First of all, this is why I don't buy a Chevy, or anything with an automatic, but i did...
The problem I'm having is when I'm in 4th gear (od) it feels very sluggish. I can't explain it exactly but I'll try my best. In 4th going 65 mph, it stays at around 2400 rpm, which is the speed the engine drops to when you let off the gas. I know this because it recently started doing this and I know that going 65 in the last gear (4th) the "deadzone" so to say, is between 2400 and 3000 rpms. Which means that when you are climbing a hill, it should rise up to no more than 3000 rpms in 4th gear going 65, but it stays at 2400. Now when I push the gas pedal down further than needed, it will go to 3000 like normal, but it will feel like and look like a downshift. And then it will go back down in the same manner. I scratched my head for a minute and I swore up and down this thing didn't randomly grow a 5th gear that acts like a manual tranny would, it didn't but made me have a blank stare for a second. When I manually shift it in 3rd, at certain speeds, it will do the same in 3rd gear, as if it shifts in 4th but it can't.
I should mention that I did check the fluid, it was low by a pint and a half, quit a bit I know. I filled it back up, no difference. The fluid itself seemed ok, not burnt, probably could use a change though.
This really has me puzzled, 1st and 2nd gear is fine. So if anyone has any clue or a guess, I would like to hear it! Tia.
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The problem I'm having is when I'm in 4th gear (od) it feels very sluggish. I can't explain it exactly but I'll try my best. In 4th going 65 mph, it stays at around 2400 rpm, which is the speed the engine drops to when you let off the gas. I know this because it recently started doing this and I know that going 65 in the last gear (4th) the "deadzone" so to say, is between 2400 and 3000 rpms. Which means that when you are climbing a hill, it should rise up to no more than 3000 rpms in 4th gear going 65, but it stays at 2400. Now when I push the gas pedal down further than needed, it will go to 3000 like normal, but it will feel like and look like a downshift. And then it will go back down in the same manner. I scratched my head for a minute and I swore up and down this thing didn't randomly grow a 5th gear that acts like a manual tranny would, it didn't but made me have a blank stare for a second. When I manually shift it in 3rd, at certain speeds, it will do the same in 3rd gear, as if it shifts in 4th but it can't.
I should mention that I did check the fluid, it was low by a pint and a half, quit a bit I know. I filled it back up, no difference. The fluid itself seemed ok, not burnt, probably could use a change though.
This really has me puzzled, 1st and 2nd gear is fine. So if anyone has any clue or a guess, I would like to hear it! Tia.
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