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Has anyone else come across this problem?

At Manfield yesterday, my 328 E36 was accelerating fine out of left handers, (e.g the hairpin) but on high g right handers, especially Higgins, it's short shifting from 2nd to 3rd at about 4,800 rpm. Normally it will run to 6,600rpm before a change, when it's in sport mode. I can stop it doing it, but I have to take a really slow line...

Any ideas?

Cheers

Jo

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I destroyed mine at Puke.... looks like another manual conversion coming up soon.... I now love my manual

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Has anyone else come across this problem?

At Manfield yesterday, my 328 E36 was accelerating fine out of left handers, (e.g the hairpin) but on high g right handers, especially Higgins, it's short shifting from 2nd to 3rd at about 4,800 rpm. Normally it will run to 6,600rpm before a change, when it's in sport mode. I can stop it doing it, but I have to take a really slow line...

Any ideas?

Cheers

Jo

low oil level maybe? , as glenn said ,

probably stuffed now , most old auto trans dont like track days .

just convert it to a manual or put another second hand auto box in ,

i have both types in stock if needed

cheers brent

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I blew my Jatco twice before I saw the light.

Reconditioned current Jatco box - $2300

Manual conversion - $1900

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Mine is starting to jerk when it's dead cold and only from 1st to 2nd

Had it fixed under warranty last year

I'm not going to bother to get it fixed again (will try resetting the computer and getting it serviced though to see if that helps)

Will just go for the manual conversion once I've saved up for it

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Thanks guys

The oil has been replaced regularly (last time about 6 months ago), and the computer reset, so it's probably on it's way out. I don't have any other problems, no jerks etc, it's a real sweetie otherwise...

As it's OK on left handers (pulls like a train) and the oil level shouldn't be low (no leaks) I'm assuming that it's a valving problem that can't take the g level - in one direction only. Higgins is a banked corner, so it can load up the suspension a bit.

Cheers

Jo

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