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Old May 20, 2012 | 07:17 PM
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trans question or 2

my truck starts and goes in reverse but when i put it in drive it rattles and dies.i know very little about a trans.(almost nothing) i have a guy telling me that it sounds like a shift cylonoid sticking causing my problem. does anybody know about this? and what do i need if it is my problem?
 
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Old May 21, 2012 | 08:05 AM
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Sounds like the torque converter is locking up when you put it in gear. Get the codes read otherwise we are just guessing.
 
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Old May 21, 2012 | 08:08 AM
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It had 3 codes. I can't remember the numbers. They don't deal with the trans. 1 was iat low (I think) 1 was for the dual alternator and the other was ebpv
 
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Old May 21, 2012 | 04:03 PM
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I have a guy bringing a big scanner over later. Is there anything we need to look for that mite shed a little light on my problem?
 
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Old May 21, 2012 | 07:58 PM
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last night i unhooked the batteries. i hooked them back up after work. the evo said pcm not responding..
i have been researching and read about 15 pages of threads on trannys. a few had pcm problems....

so next question.... where is the pcm located and what do i need to do with it? reflash or replace????
 
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Old May 22, 2012 | 05:50 AM
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Nevermind. I know where the pcm is. I don't know what I was thinking last night. Will a reflash fix the problem?
 
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Old May 22, 2012 | 07:47 AM
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I would make sure the PCM plug has a good connection and tight under the hood, then see if the code comes back.
 
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Old May 22, 2012 | 07:49 AM
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I did that last night. I got these codes after starting and running maybe 30 seconds. P0231, p0475,p0603,p0541
 
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Old May 22, 2012 | 08:10 AM
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I'm no expert by far. But the little wheels in my head are turning. (They may be turning wrong) after a programmer is removed it leaves traces behind. My truck was chipped by the PO. He removed the chip then when I got it I put a old hypertech programmer in it. I have removed it and upgraded to the edge evo. Has all the programmers confused my pcm????
 
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Old May 22, 2012 | 08:22 PM
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Does your lighter plug work? The OBD port and lighter plug are on the same fuse.
 
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Not sure. Haven't tried it
 
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problem solved......... sent the pcm to DP for a flash
 
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