Loss of Giddyup... Possibly Tranny? Torque Converter?
Hi all,
Just the other day i started noticing some issues with power in my 2000 Blazer 4x4 with 92,000 on the clock. I was driving down the interstate with 2 other light passengers with me. I live in WV so yes the interstates are quite hilly. When climbing hills it would have a problem doing 65mph. It would kick down to first and the tach would jump to 5,000 RPMs. But the tranny always shifted flawlesly? I run the interstates all the time with passengers and if i ever push it down it will do 80, 90 whatever i need? It just seems like it could be slipping or just loosing power. Also when i backed off the throttle it didn't shift down as quick as normaly, maybe that was just because it couldn,t keep up? Any Ideas... I was thinking torque converter? tranny? possibly clogged cat (power loss)? Thanks for the help. |
What does the tranny fluid look and smell like? Try manually putting the tranny in whatever gear you want it to be in and "feel" for slippage.
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Thanks for the reply bandidonenny,
The fluid is ruby red and didn't smell burnt at all, It smelled a little different ( hard to explain) but not burn't. The fluid along with the tranny filter were just changed like 5,000 miles ago. I i changed it so I know it was DEXRON. I took it for a drive, and 1st gear felt pretty strong, 2nd and 3rd just felt weaker, maybe not a slipping feeling but underpowered. Over drive I couldn't really tell because when i pushed it down it would just shift. BUT, I was running it harder than usual on my drive and i got a Service engine light! Goody Went to advance auto and used their OBDII scanner and this is what I got. 5 CODES PO131 02 Sensor Circuit Low Voltage (Bank 1 Sensor1) P0151 02 Sensor Circuit Low Voltage (Bank 2 Sensor1) PO143 02 Sensor Circuit Low Voltage (Bank 1 Sensor3) PO131 Same thing Just marked Pending PO151 Same thing Just marked Pending The alternator was replaced like 2 months ago because it had issues keeping the volts above 14v. The new one doesn't do it as bad but every once in a while I watch that needle dwindle right below the 14v mark. Is it possible 3 o2 sensors wen't bad all at once? Could this be related to my power loss issue? As always thank you all for your help. |
Those codes can definitely contribute to your condition. And no, it is not likely that all three of the sensors have gone bad all at once. The likely cuprit is a problem with the ground or voltage supply to the sensors.
The diagnostic sheets are posted in the Tech Article (DIY) section: P0131 - HO2S Circuit Low Voltage Bank 1 Sensor 1 P0143 - HO2S Circuit Low Voltage Bank 1 Sensor 3 P0151 - HO2S Circuit Low Voltage Bank 2 Sensor 1 |
Thanks so much Kyle. I'm sure it's going to be a huge PITA trying to track this down but at least now I know where to start.
Thanks again! |
Once you get through the diagnostic sheets, be sure to post up if you have any questions.
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