am i messing up my engine?
03-29-2006, 03:01 PM
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am i messing up my engine?
lately i've been driving manually with the 1, 2, d3, d4 gears (automatic transmission)
when i downshifted i didn't press the release button on the gear selector because it just moves so i didn't think i had to. but then then check engine light came up after a few minutes of driving like that and then i saw in the manual you're supposed to press the release button.
does this mess up the engine? what does it mess up? how much does it cost to fix?
when i downshifted i didn't press the release button on the gear selector because it just moves so i didn't think i had to. but then then check engine light came up after a few minutes of driving like that and then i saw in the manual you're supposed to press the release button.
does this mess up the engine? what does it mess up? how much does it cost to fix?
03-29-2006, 03:35 PM
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i'm almost sure it's cause of my driving, my mom just took it to her friend who works at the dealer and he did whatever and got the check engine light off and it wasn't until i drove again that it came back up.
but she also said that he told her that the check engine light will come back up soon....because theres more repairs needed
either he's ripping us off or this is all just one big coincidence...
but she also said that he told her that the check engine light will come back up soon....because theres more repairs needed
either he's ripping us off or this is all just one big coincidence...
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03-29-2006, 04:02 PM
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you dont have to press the button when shifting manually when the shifter can slide into the gear without it.
i guess its just a coincidence... but you can check the cel and find out.
i guess its just a coincidence... but you can check the cel and find out.
03-29-2006, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by badazzle
i'm almost sure it's cause of my driving, my mom just took it to her friend who works at the dealer and he did whatever and got the check engine light off and it wasn't until i drove again that it came back up.
but she also said that he told her that the check engine light will come back up soon....because theres more repairs needed
either he's ripping us off or this is all just one big coincidence...
but she also said that he told her that the check engine light will come back up soon....because theres more repairs needed
either he's ripping us off or this is all just one big coincidence...
Shifting "manually" in an automatic will shorten the lifespan of the tranny, but you probably didn't mess anything up. Either way, stop doing it.
03-29-2006, 04:39 PM
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o i didn't know autozone gave free readings, i think i'll have to stop by there then.
o i didn't know it shortens lifespan, i thought it gave better mpg and was faster (since standards get better mpg)
i guess i'll stop :[
o i didn't know it shortens lifespan, i thought it gave better mpg and was faster (since standards get better mpg)
i guess i'll stop :[
03-29-2006, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by badazzle
o i didn't know autozone gave free readings, i think i'll have to stop by there then.
o i didn't know it shortens lifespan, i thought it gave better mpg and was faster (since standards get better mpg)
i guess i'll stop :[
o i didn't know it shortens lifespan, i thought it gave better mpg and was faster (since standards get better mpg)
i guess i'll stop :[
03-29-2006, 05:12 PM
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ive had my car for all 118k and i have always been playing through the gears upshifting and downshifting. one tranny was replaced at 45k and thats it the 2nd one is lasting. the first one was replaced b/c it had a delay shifting from 2nd to 3rd.
u can shift from d4 to d3 without pushing the button but from d3 to 2 you need 2 push it b/c it is locked same with 2 to 1.
how old is the car? routeine maintanence done? how many miles?
it might have misfired or it might have nothing to do with the engine. get the codes checked and get back 2 us
u can shift from d4 to d3 without pushing the button but from d3 to 2 you need 2 push it b/c it is locked same with 2 to 1.
how old is the car? routeine maintanence done? how many miles?
it might have misfired or it might have nothing to do with the engine. get the codes checked and get back 2 us
