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Originally Posted by Trevor
(1) Was the problem in existence prior to the TPS being changed, or did changing the TPS bring on the faults.
(2) Exactly what is meant by "it feels like it's binding like a manual does." What is in fact binding, e.g. front/rear when turning, i.e. centre clutch?
(3) "when slowing down sometimes the car forgets to engage the clutch." Is this the same sort of slipping slipping as is noticed under acceleration, or something else?
Unplugging the resistor, or fitting a shift kit, can not fix the fault.
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1. All the problems happened before the changing of the TPS.
2/3. When you drive a manual car, if you're decelerating and not depressing the clutch, the engine is connected to the transmission (engine braking) and you have the feeling of what I call binding (in a straightforward motion). In the automatic, usually the transmission drops into 3rd to help the car slow down. It feels like the computer is confused on whether it should do this or not and I get that feeling.
Simply put, I know how my old Legacy drove and my SVX acts a little weird compared to that. The SVX slips on the upshifts under hard acceleration (old transmission - expected), but I've never had a transmission bind up like this one does. It's not extremely dramatic - it's like the transmission forgot to unlock the torque converter or something to that effect.