Weather is starting to get above freezing here in Toronto (3 or 4 degrees Celsius) and I've noticed an issue with acceleration. Please watch the video I've attached. (In the video it wasn't as severe as it usually is.) When accelerating the car naturally down shifts to gain more power from 6th to 5th, but you'll notice as soon as the gear changes the rpms dip slightly and then continue on upward. There is a small noticeable loss in power. If I accelerate lightly to keep it in 6th, it pulls normally as it would for stock power.
I've noticed this happen under light acceleration as well from 0-60km/h, particularly when the car switches from 3rd to 4th gear.
Over the winter I was having the RPM fluctuating issue when the car was cold. After researching a lot on the forums I came to the conclusion it has something to do with the Torque Converter and/or Tranny fluid... two things I do not want to deal with , so I'll live with that. However, with the warmer weather, that problem has become less apparent and disappears completely once warm.
Wondering if anybody might have an answer for this, and if it is related to the rpm fluctuation problem/torque converter. Im hoping its a simple spark plug/coil pack issue, but I won't hold my breath.
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