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Originally Posted by paulmeisterpk
So my car shifts pretty firmly from gear to gear, but I've been reading about the transmission resistor that seems to go bad, and I'm wondering how to tell if it has failed. So long story short, how do I know if I need to put a new one in (or replace it myself), and what it's purpose is?
Sorry for the Noob question.
Thanks,
Paul
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Hi Paul. If it is the resistor that is faulty you get hard changes. You should get a code posted.
The resistor is 12 Ohm, you could check the resistance to see.
It is used as a voltage dropping resistor, like the old Ballast resistor that was used on Ignition systems.
Harvey.